Xcel to shut off power for 50K customers at 10 a.m. Wednesday due to high winds
Updated at 6:56 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. More than 115,000 Xcel customers were without power as the sun set Wednesday night due to high winds and extreme fire conditions. Many parts of the Front Range saw heavy winds, with gusts as strong as 85 miles per hour, that…
bubmagDecember 17, 2025