Power Outages in Curry County, NM
Southwestern Public Service Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Public Service Co of NM publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) and Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
Curry County, NM is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/curry-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Curry County, NM". https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/curry-county
Southwestern Public Service Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Public Service Co of NM publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) and Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~25,806 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM), Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Southwestern Public Service Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Public Service Co of NM.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Curry 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88101 | 724 | 28 | 647 | ≤11 |
| 88135 | 32 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 88124 | 31 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 88120 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 88112 | ≤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 Curry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Curry County right now.
Curry County has been under 84 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×29
- Flood Watch ×19
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Tornado Warning ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Wind Advisory ×4
Latest Curry County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,698 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Curry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Curry County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,524 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 11,524 customers out) · decade average 2.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 265 | 11,524 | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 263 | 3,489 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 365 | 3,831 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 472 | 4,994 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 538 | 4,601 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 467 | 5,768 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 412 | 9,414 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 464 | 3,471 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 489 | 10,699 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 484 | 10,204 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 495 | 4,750 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Curry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Curry 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.
- Public Service Co of NM16.4¢496,914 cust
- Southwestern Public Service Co12.9¢101,203 cust
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)13.7¢10,310 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 winter weather exposure · 2.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Curry County: FAQ
- How often does Curry County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Curry County, NM logged 495 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Curry County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,524 customers without power, beginning December 26, 2015 and lasting about 1d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Curry County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Curry County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Curry County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Curry County.
88101, 88103, 88112, 88124, 88135
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 | Outages only | - |
| Public Service Co of NM | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | 3.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| 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/35009 and /api/v1/counties/35009/history.