Power Outages in Chaves County, NM
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Chaves County, NM across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) and Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Chaves County, NM is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/chaves-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chaves County, NM", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/chaves-county
Not counted: no live feed for Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) and Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc.
13%of this county's ~35,660 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM), Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 2 | 4,008 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 649 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 77 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc, Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Chaves Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88201 | 571 | 18 | 498 | ≤11 |
| 88203 | 452 | ≤11 | 397 | ≤11 |
| 88230 | 80 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 88232 | 18 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 88253 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 88344 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88250 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Chaves County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chaves County right now.
Chaves County has been under 108 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×33
- Flood Watch ×20
- Flood Warning ×18
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Flood Advisory ×6
Latest Chaves County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 511 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 652 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Chaves County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Chaves Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chaves County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,467 customers.
The US EIA reports New Mexico utilities averaged 2.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 9,454 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 448 | 2,499 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 421 | 1,916 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 526 | 2,660 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 633 | 4,954 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 658 | 9,454 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 691 | 2,408 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 598 | 13,467 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 671 | 10,802 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 614 | 4,370 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 659 | 6,144 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 629 | 2,166 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Chaves County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chaves County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Southwestern Public Service Co12.9¢101,203 cust
- Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc17.4¢19,323 cust
- Otero County Electric Coop Inc19.6¢16,517 cust
- Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)11.0¢7,292 cust
- Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc9.8¢6,167 cust
- Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc13.5¢3,898 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 1.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Chaves County: FAQ
- How often does Chaves County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chaves County, NM logged 629 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chaves County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,467 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2021 and lasting about 17h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Chaves County, NM right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Chaves County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Roswell. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Chaves County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chaves County.
88201, 88203, 88230, 88232, 88250, 88253, 88339
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc | 5.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | - | No live feed | - |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New Mexico customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/35005 and /api/v1/counties/35005/history. Live data as of .