Colorado Springs Utilities hoping to have power restored to all by Sunday, as thousands are still without power

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)-- Colorado Springs Utilities held a press conference Saturday morning, updating residents of the city on current electric restorations, as thousands of customers are still without power.

Springs Utilities says they are hoping to have power restored to everyone on Sunday. As of 1 pm Saturday, about 2,680 customers were without electric service, as the overnight temperatures fell below freezing.  

"We continue to use every resource available to get power restored as quickly and safely as we can. Yesterday we had five mutual aid crews from around the state join in our restoration efforts and today an additional six crews will join in," Springs Utilities said in a release. During a briefing Friday, Springs Utilities said crews from Fountain, Alamosa, and Denver were arriving to help with repairs.

At its peak Wednesday, more than 34,000 customers were without power.

"We'll probably be working, fixing, restoring all of this infrastructure that we had damaged for weeks, if not months. It's just going to take a while to systematically go through and fix everything," spokesperson Natalie Watts told KRDO on Wednesday.

The City of Colorado Springs says The Westside Community Center, 1628 West Bijou St. in Colorado Springs, is open to the community from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m for people looking for a warm place to go.

You can keep updated with Springs Utilities' outage map by clicking this link.