New 'last resort' wildfire prevention plan would cut off power to homes in southern Colorado

New 'last resort' wildfire prevention plan would cut off power to homes in southern Colorado

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - Stopping wildfires could come at the cost of losing power in your home for the span of hours – or days. Black Hills Energy says by the middle of the summer, they plan to have their new Public Safety Power Shutoff program up and running – a program the utility calls a "last-resort safety measure." Through the program, Black Hills Energy will proactively shut off power in high fire-risk areas during extreme weather, such as …