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100,000 without power due to wind, planned Xcel shut-offs that could take several days to restore

More than 100,000 Coloradans had no electricity Friday morning as utilities took more precautions with plans to deliberately shut off power to 69,000 households and businesses as weather forecasters anticipated wind gusts at speeds up to 100 miles per hour in the foothills west of metro Denver.

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