That is why they arrange to shut down power every time there is a minor windstorm in front range Colorado.
My opinion is that the liability claims were entirely bogus, aimed at Xcel because they have deep pockets. It was very clear that the Marshall fire was started by arsonists, and this was observed by passing drivers on highway 93 at the time. The arsonists got away clean.
Well, lawyers gotta make those 30% contingency fees for winning a case against somebody. I wonder where the rest of the money went. I have friends in the area, whose homes were affected. They got nothing from the settlement. They got lots of stalling from their insurance companies.
This is why we cannot have nice things.
The outer areas use CORE Electric Cooperative (formerly IREA). They simply seemed to have terrible connections to the grid.