Robert Garrison is a Colorado native who grew up in Montrose and attended Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. He is an AP award-winning journalist who joined Denver7 in August 2016 after working for several other stations across Colorado and Oklahoma over the past decade.
DENVER — Xcel Energy announced Tuesday that it anticipates that all customers who lost power in connection with this weekend’s windstorm will be restored by the end of the day.
An estimated 55,000 Xcel Energy customers had their power purposely turned off over wildfire concerns amid dangerous winds. The company said that more than 500 crew members were working to restore power to the remaining 5% of customers who were still in the dark as of Tuesday evening.
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