Colorado restaurant owners say the outage tied to Xcel Energy’s Public Safety Power Shutoff is forcing costly, last-minute decisions during what is typically one of their busiest weeks of the year.
Xcel now says the shutoff is expected to remain in effect through 10 p.m. Friday, with outages continuing into Sunday. Power is expected to return for the majority of customers by 10 p.m. on Saturday. Once conditions improve, crews will begin restoration during daylight hours after required safety inspections.
But for local restaurants in Golden, the timing could not be worse…