Xcel’s planned public safety power shutoff has led some northern Colorado schools to pre-emptively cancel classes on Friday. The planned power outage is set to begin around 8 a.m. Friday. Power company officials said they decided to implement the shutoff amid high winds, low humidity, dry ground c onditions and historically low snowpack. Colorado school closures for Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 Cache la Poudre Elementary Cache la Poudre Middle School Ridgeline Middle School Timnath Elementary Timnath Middle-High School   ...read more read less