Good Wednesday morning, Boulder. Today’s BRL Today is sponsored by Rosetta Hall, Boulder’s all-day cultural hub where food, design and community come together.
Leading today’s edition: The weather and the outages. BoulderCAST reports below that powerful downslope winds will hit Boulder this afternoon, with gusts of 50 to 80 mph, and possibly higher in the Foothills, raising extreme fire danger. Xcel Energy has made a final decision: A public safety power shutoff will begin around 10 a.m., affecting up to 50,000 customers across the Front Range. You can check your address here to see if you may be affected.
BVSD has not canceled school, while CU Boulder has. Xcel also warns that high winds could trigger additional, unplanned outages beyond the scheduled shutoff. We have the latest here…