Colorado, power outages
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Tens of thousands of customers in Boulder and Jefferson counties are without electricity, with more listed on potential outage warnings.
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Boulder navigates power outages, frustration with Xcel communications
Boulder was licking its wounds on Thursday, in the wake of a windstorm that whipped through the city the previous day, knocking down trees, signs and forcing power to be shut off for thousands of Xcel Energy customers in the county to avoid sparking a fire on an unseasonably warm December day.
Strong winds and drought conditions are bringing red flag warnings on Wednesday, along with potential Xcel power outages across the Front Range.
Xcel Energy is putting nine counties on notice, warning that the utility could shut off power for customers starting at noon through 6 p.m. on Wednesday in order to reduce the risk of wildfires.