Power outages reported across southeast Denver metro area, Xcel Energy says multiple substations involved
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Key Points:
- A widespread power outage affected southeast Denver metro on Sunday afternoon, impacting multiple substations and leaving over 148,000 Xcel Energy customers without power at the peak of the outage.
- Denver International Airport was impacted, with efforts underway to restore power to train systems and other airport operations; passengers were advised to follow airport staff instructions.
- CORE Electric reported over 141,000 customers lost power across Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, and Elbert counties, with significant restoration progress by late afternoon.
- Emergency services experienced disruptions, with some 911 lines temporarily down in Parker and Aurora, though service was mostly restored by late afternoon; authorities urged residents to reserve 911 calls for emergencies only.
- Utility crews are actively working to repair the
