Colorado's wild winds plunged 100,000 into darkness — what Xcel's revised numbers hide...
Wednesday night, extreme winds left over 100,000 Xcel Energy customers without power across Colorado. Initial reports highlighted the severe scale of the outages.
Shockingly, Xcel later revised this figure to approximately 52,000 affected customers. Here's why the dramatic shift in numbers reveals a complex challenge.
From 100,000 to 52,000: did the lights simply turn back on for half?
Gusts exceeding 100 mph caused chaos: airport delays, crashes, downed power lines. These extreme conditions impacted vital infrastructure and public safety throughout the region.
Xcel Energy still cannot confirm when full power restoration will occur for all remaining customers. The utility faces a monumental task amid ongoing challenges.
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