Fix It Homestead on MSN

What to shut off first when the power goes out so you don’t fry anything

When the lights cut out without warning, what you do in the next minute can decide whether your electronics survive the ...
Colorado Public Radio

Xcel likely to shut off power to many Front Range communities Wednesday due to dry conditions and high winds. Here’s what you can do

After weeks of unseasonably dry weather and record-breaking warmth, the Front Range is critically dry, heightening wildfire concerns with strong winds expected Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, Xcel ...
POWER Magazine

Public Safety Power Shutoff? Utilities Must Be Proactive

Yes, you need to shut off the power … 60-plus-mile-per-hour winds whipping down the mountains, ample dry vegetation in their path, and a significant population in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Xcel announces power shutoff for Jan. 16

The public safety power shutoff is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Jan. 16 to mitigate wildfire risk. Affected areas include parts of Fort Collins, Loveland, Wellington and Windsor. Xcel Energy announced ...
9NEWS

Around 59,000 Xcel customers without power Thursday morning

DENVER — Xcel Energy is working to restore power to thousands of people on Thursday after strong winds whipped across the metro area with gusts reaching to 100 mph in places west of Denver. As of ...