Large-scale proactive power safety shut-offs were a first for Xcel Energy in Colorado

Xcel Energy shut down power pre-emptively as a powerful windstorm raked the Front Range. Boulder County officials express concerns over the move. Businesses, elected officials express concern over the shutdowns. Xcel says it's a precautionary measure to deal with the windstorm.

Large-scale proactive power safety shut-offs were a first for Xcel Energy in Colorado. Xcel said power was coming back on Monday to 155,000 plus customers who lost power in the weekend's vicious windstorm. Power is coming back to those who lost electricity in the storm.

Over 30K people still affected by Xcel Energy power outage in Colorado. There are still over 30,000 people impacted by the outage in the state of Colorado. Xcel says it's not clear how many people will be affected by the power outage, but it's a good thing for them.

Xcel Energy is set to start cutting power in its lines around 3 p.m. Saturday and continue through Sunday. An estimated 55,000 customers may be impacted in Boulder County, small sections of Gilpin, Jefferson, Larimer, Douglas and Broomfield Counties, and West Denver Metro area along foothills.