Xcel has electric and gas customers, but not every customer gets both from Xcel. A gas customer told 9NEWS they received the message about electric power shutoffs.

Xcel Energy will preemptively shut off power to around 55,000 customers in the state from Saturday at 3 p.m. until at least noon on Sunday due to forecasted high winds.

Xcel’s current TOU peak rates stretch from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. year-round on non-holiday weekdays, and those rates spike during summer months. There’s also a less expensive “mid-peak ...

Xcel Energy plans to ramp up its wildfire mitigation plan by increasing weather awareness and preemptive power shut-offs, investing in new equipment and adding customer support systems.

Xcel has 1.6 million electric customers in Colorado. When Steve Stevens contacted Xcel Energy about shutting off his natural gas, he said it took a few months to persuade the utility to do it.