On the afternoon of Saturday, April 6th, 2024, at 12:51 PM, I (and a good chunk of Boulder’s other residents) received the following email from Xcel, our local power company: Public Safety Power Outages Planned for Your Area This is an important update based on high winds and wildfire conditions forecast for your area, which will include proactively shutting off power to your community. Impact to your electrical service: Our top priority is ensuring the safety of our communities, customers and work crews.