Thursday night, the power was back on to many of the Jefferson County homes in the foothills, where power was cut off on Wednesday. But another outage was potentially coming early Friday as winds threaten to ramp up again. Many people were out 24 hours or more, leading to melting food and angst.
“It absolutely is a period of adjustment. This is unique for our community and especially knowing that the power may be off for days,” said Evergreen Fire Rescue assistant chief Stacee Martin.
In this area of Colorado, dry weather creates a nervousness about the potential of wildfire. Few failed to understand the need to act to prevent potential fires, but after Xcel Energy’s planned outages, some wondered about the timing of turning the power off and turning it back on…