With potentially record-breaking heat pushing through the metro Denver area this weekend, many homes will be relying on air conditioning to get through — all stemming from electricity. 

Xcel Energy — which serves over 3.7 million customers throughout eight states, including Colorado — is planning ahead on keeping energy service running during the over-100-degree days between Friday and Sunday.

As of 6 p.m. Friday, there were 38 reported Xcel outages in the metro Denver region, resulting in almost 2,000 customers left without power. There were also eight reported outages in Boulder earlier in the day, resulting in around 829 people without power, according to Xcel’s outage map.

Crews are working on the outages, according to Xcel, and the causes have not been reported. 

“We expect we will have the energy resources available to serve our customers’ needs, thanks to our portfolio mix of wind, solar and battery renewables and dispatchable resources,” Michelle Aguayo, a spokesperson with Xcel Energy, told the Denver Gazette.

Xcel noted that if energy issues due occur during the three-day stretch — that’s set to push above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the Denver metro area, Grand Junction, Fort Collins and Pueblo — the company will “maintain energy supplies by requesting our residential customers enrolled in AC Rewards and Saver’s Switch to reduce their air conditioning use for the grid’s benefit, as well as business and commercial customers enrolled in an Interruptible Service Option Credit,” Aguayo said.

AC Rewards, for example, is a smart thermostat program provided by the company. Those enrolled in the program allow Xcel to lower the home’s energy usage on extremely hot days to monitor surge strain on the electrical grid.

The company did not note any scheduled power outages to reduce wildfire potential as they did during windstorms in April.

Regarding tips on lowering electricity usage and keeping homes cool, Xcel said customers should keep shades and blinds closed, run ceiling fans counter-clockwise, turn off lights when not in use, switch to LED bulbs when applicable and keep oven doors closed while cooking.

Denver Gazette reporter Scott Weiser contributed to this story.