More than 30,000 without power in Denver area
Key Points:
- Over 100,000 customers experienced power outages in the Denver area on Sunday, affecting multiple counties including Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Adams.
- Core Electric Cooperative reported specific outage numbers: 23,416 in Arapahoe County, 20,242 in Douglas County, 691 in Elbert County, and 1 in Adams County.
- Xcel Energy confirmed a large outage impacting up to 145,000 customers in the southeast metro area, originating from a substation, with crews actively working on repairs.
- Denver International Airport faced a "power incident" disrupting trains between concourses and other systems, with restoration efforts underway.
- The cause of the outages remained unknown at the time