More Than 5,000 Without Power In Denver's Metro Area

DENVER, CO — More than 5,000 customers in Denver's metro area are without power, Xcel Energy reported.

Xcel's outage map shows more than 300 outages scattered throughout Denver, Lakewood, Arvada, Littleton, Thornton and other cities. Wheat Ridge, Englewood and south Denver have some of the largest outages.

Xcel is responding to the outages. As of 8:30 a.m., there was no timeline for when most of the outages would be fixed.

Up to 6 inches of snow fell overnight in some metro Denver areas, and Xcel crews are busy dealing with downed trees and branches.

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If your power goes out, you can help end the outage quickly by reporting it immediately, officials said. Customers have several ways to report their outage:

• Xcel Energy mobile app available on iOS and Android
• Online at xcelenergy.com/outage
• Text 'OUT' to 98936 to report an outage, or text STAT to the same number to check the status of a power outage.
• Call 1-800-895-1999 and follow the prompts — the automated phone reporting system lets customers report outages in less than 60 seconds. Once the cause of the problem is identified, the system or an Xcel Energy representative will provide customers with an estimated restoration time.