As of 9 p.m. Saturday, we have about 5,000 members without service. Dangerous conditions in the western part of Jefferson County have prompted a pause on restoration efforts in that area until Sunday morning.
Crews are back at work this morning and concentrated on the Conifer area, where we have nearly 12,000 members without service as of 9 a.m. Sunday.
Conditions are much safer than overnight. Our crews will work until all affected members are back on.
Our crews are encountering many broken poles and trees on lines as they work to restore service to affected members, almost all of whom are in Jefferson, Clear Creek and Park counties. As of 1 p.m. Sunday, we have about 11,500 members without service.
As of 7:30 p.m., we are at about 12,400 members without service. Crews are working to repair two transmission lines that serve the Conifer area. High winds make the work more difficult, but our field personnel remain highly vigilant of the increased wildfire risks.
Crews worked overnight to get service restored for more than 4,000 members and, as of 7 a.m. Monday, about 5,700 members are without service. Crews continue to work and should have most affected members back in service Monday afternoon.
We have nearly 5,200 members without service as of 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Additional crews and contractors have been activated to help us more quickly restore service for affected members.
Fire settings remain enabled, but we currently have no planned or scheduled outages.
Extreme winds and other conditions in parts of our service area are dangerous enough that we plan to pause restoration work by 9 p.m. Saturday for the safety of members and crews. Crews will restart as early as possible Sunday morning, when conditions are expected to be safer.
We are down to about 5,000 members without service as of 8:45 p.m. Crews will continue working until all members are back on. Thank you for your patience. Please continue to use our online Outage Center () to report and monitor outages.
As of 6 p.m. Thursday, we are down to about 60 members without service in the Conifer area. Many are in areas that are currently very difficult to access, but crews will continue to work until all are back on. Thanks for your patience.
Fire settings remain enabled throughout our service area, but we do not have any planned outages at this time. Thank you for your patience. Stay safe, and please continue to use our online Outage Center () for additional info and to report/monitor outages.
We understand the estimated times for restoration of service displayed in our outage map and alerts have fluctuated for some members during recent outages. The nature and scope of restoration work is much more varied in an event like this and can change by the minute.
Thank you to
@Chris_Holbert
and
@PollyLawrenceCO
, recipients of the 2017 IREA Advocate Award, for their efforts in amending the Move Over law. We appreciate your help in keeping our linemen and field personnel safe while on the job!
As of 1:50 p.m. Saturday, we have about 4,200 members without power throughout the area due to heavy snow. Crews are working to restore service as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your patience and use our online Outage Center () for additional info.
We have just a handful of isolated outages as of late evening Thursday. Thanks to our dedicated field crews for working through challenging conditions to get service back on for members.
Please report any outages via or (833) 267-3349.
Heavy, wet snow has put trees on our lines in multiple parts of our service area. Crews and contractors are actively working to restore service for the 2,500 members who are out as of 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Thank you for your patience.
As of 1:30 p.m. Saturday, we have about 3,400 members without power in several parts of our service area. Crews are currently at all affected areas and working to restore service as quickly as possible.
As of 6 p.m. Thursday, we have about 13,000 members without service. Xcel is currently working to repair a transmission line that feeds part of our distribution system, and CORE crews are working to restore service to other parts of our system.
We just restored service to about 1,400 members in Jefferson County and, as of 1:30 p.m., have about 300 members out at scattered locations in Douglas, Park and Teller counties. Crews are on-site and working to restore service as quickly as possible.
As part of CORE's annual maintenance program, drones will be used to visually inspect poles and electrical equipment from now through December. This work is essential to maintaining a safe and reliable system. To learn more, visit
May is
#NationalWildfireAwarenessMonth
. CORE is committed to protecting our members, employees and distribution system from wildfires. We maintain a comprehensive wildfire mitigation plan and program, which you can learn more about at .
We are excited to share that the
@hgtv
Dream Home 2023 is located in our service territory - Morrison, CO! Enter the sweepstakes daily for your chance to win:
#HGTVDreamHome
As of 12 p.m. Monday, we have fewer than 3,800 members without service. Most of the remaining outages are because of broken poles and damaged transformers, which require difficult, time-consuming work. We plan to have most or all members back on Monday evening.
A 🚩 Red Flag Warning 🚩 has been issued Sunday, April 2, for most of CORE's service area. Per our Wildfire Mitigation Plan, crews and contractors will take extra precautions to safeguard themselves, the public, equipment and facilities.
Congratulations to Duncan Beth, CORE's newest Journeyman Lineman! Duncan just completed the final steps to move from Apprentice to Journeyman, which requires years of hard work and dedication. CORE is proud of Duncan, and all other line workers who
#KeepTheLightsOn
!
As of about 4 p.m., we are down to fewer than 400 members without service, mostly in and around the Conifer area. We expect to have all affected members back on today.
As of 4 p.m. Monday, we have fewer than 2,000 members without service. 150 crews and many more control center and support personnel are working on the repairs needed to restore the remaining members and will continue to do so until all members are restored.
Happy National
#AgDay
to the farmers and other agricultural workers who feed the world! IREA is just one of hundreds of electric coops that got their starts serving those who provide, and we thank you.
Due to a Red Flag Warning on April 14, alternate settings have been turned on for Sedalia and Bennett districts. These more sensitive settings will allow us to better identify and respond to potential fire hazards but might cause service interruptions for some members.
A Red Flag Warning has been issued on April 6 for Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Teller, West Park, Douglas and Elbert Counties. Red Flag Warning means warm temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds for an increased risk of fire danger.
Learn more here:
We are down to about 6,700 members without service, mostly in Park and Teller counties. Thank you for your patience as crews work to restore service as quickly as possible. They will not stop until all affected members are back on.
As of 3:15 p.m. Friday, we have about 2,500 members without power. CORE crews are making good progress and continue to work with additional contracted crews to restore service as quickly as possible. Many of the remaining outage points have broken or otherwise damaged poles ...
We are now down to fewer than 100 members and will continue working until all affected members are back on. Thank you for your patience as crews worked restore service today. Please report any additional outages via our online Outage Center at .
Thank you for your patience and understanding as crews and contractors continue to access, estimate, and address the many issues in challenging terrain this storm has caused. The Outage Map still lags in restoration numbers, but crews will not stop until everyone is back on.
As of 6 p.m. Saturday, we are down to about 1,200 members without service and still expect to have most back on by midnight. Estimated times of restoration were sent earlier via our automated system to all members who were out as of 4 p.m. and who are signed up for outage alerts.
IREA appreciates and honors every day – though especially today,
#VeteransDay
– all the 18 million-plus military veterans who have served and currently serve our nation.
The
#FireMitigation
efforts in the
#Foothills
#WoodChipping
event that took place in the Homestead area was a HUGE hit with many of our members coming out! Thanks to CORE employees: Kris Onda, Dave Singer & Guy Taylor who volunteered their time to make the event successful.
#CORE
It's
#WildfireSeason
& safeguarding our members, employees, and the grid through our
#WildfireMitigation
plan is very important to us here at CORE! See some of the things we are doing to help keep YOU safe from the ever-present danger of
#wildfires
here:
Call us immediately at (800) 332-9540 to report a downed power line or tree on our line, and maintain a distance of at least 10 feet. Thank you and be safe.
Today, CORE celebrated the installation of a Level 3 electric vehicle charging station in Deer Trail, CO! Thank you to our partners: Town of Deer Trail, I-70 Regional Economic Advancement Partnership,
@ArapahoeCounty
, and the
@COEnergyOffice
for making this possible.
A Red Flag Warning has been issued on April 5 for Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Elbert Counties. Fire settings have been turned on in Sedalia and Bennett districts. Learn more about our operational practices here:
High winds have put trees on our lines in multiple parts of our service area. Crews are actively working to restore service for the 1,400-plus members who are out as of 7 a.m. Monday. Thank you for your patience.
We will continue to provide updates as they are available. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we protect our field personnel, members and communities.
CORE is happy to
#GiveBack
to organizations that keep our communities safe. We recently donated to
@DCSARColorado
, which is there for individuals who encounter trouble in area wildernesses. They used our donation to purchase new gear!
We are grateful for our journeyman lineman, Damon Darling for engaging with our classrooms and sharing the career opportunities in the power industry. Damon visited Plum Creek Academy and discussed all things CORE lineman! 💡 ⚡
Crews are currently investigating the cause of and fixing an outage in the Castle Rock area that is affecting about 5,400 members. We appreciate your patience as they work to restore service as quickly as possible.
All IREA offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, in observance of Thanksgiving. All offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27.
Do you have unwanted holiday lights taking up valuable space? Bring them to any CORE office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Jan. 31. We will recycle them and donate the proceeds to local food pantries. Visit for additional info.
Trees on lines and other hazards continue to cause service interruptions, but our crews will continue working until all members are back on. Thank you for your patience, and please continue to use the online Outage Center at to report and monitor outages.
Today is
#NationalFlashlightDay
, an excellent opportunity to make sure you have an easily accessible flashlight in your home in case you lose power. Don’t forget to check the batteries!
CORE was a proud sponsor of the 9th Annual
@SenMajorityFund
Golf Tournament at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs! Our team played great, shooting 6 under par. ⛳
As of 4 p.m. Thursday, we are down to about 150 members without service. Crews are working to restore power for all affected members.
Adverse weather is expected to continue for much of our service area. Please report any outages via or (833) 267-3349.