Independent Power in Boulder says they’ve received about five times as many calls as they normally would after the big wind storm on April 6.BOULDER, Colo. — Xcel shut off power to 55,000 customers for the first time in Colorado in April. That has more people in Denver considering other energy sources.in Boulder says they’ve received about five times as many calls as they normally would after the big wind storm on April 6th.
Garner is thankful for his decision to install batteries a few months ago. Doesn’t look like much from the outside, but they kept his family pretty much undisturbed while the rest of block went dark. He didn’t have to lift a finger to turn it on, but he can watch it hard at work at his fingertips through an app on his phone.Independent Power in Boulder has been slammed with phone calls the last two weeks as people wonder when Xcel could shut off power in Colorado again, like they do regularly in other states.