Xcel power outages could last beyond Monday [Video]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Xcel Energy is now reporting power outages could last beyond Monday for some of its customers.

“We could see an outage for the next couple of days,” Regional Vice President Hollie Velasquez Horvath said.

450 Xcel crew members have been working to get the lights back on for 150,000 customers, 55,000 of which had their power preemptively shut off Saturday afternoon and 100,000 of those who were in the dark due to dangerously strong winds.

The outage was more than just an inconvenience for Lakewood resident Arthur Sanchez Sunday.

He had to charge his portable oxygen in his car while he waited for the power to come back on.

With his batteries running low, Sanchez decided to head to a family member’s house in the meantime.

“Aurora to my brothers, at least until I get word from the neighbor’s that the power is back up,” Sanchez said.

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