Power Outages in Grant County, NM
Columbus Electric Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of NM publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duncan Valley Elec Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.6 hours.
Grant County, NM is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/grant-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Grant County, NM". https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/grant-county
Columbus Electric Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of NM publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duncan Valley Elec Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~24,820 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duncan Valley Elec Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Columbus Electric Coop, Inc, Public Service Co of NM.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of NM | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duncan Valley Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Grant 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88061 | 733 | ≤11 | 695 | ≤11 |
| 88023 | 101 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 88026 | 71 | ≤11 | 68 | 0 |
| 88043 | 64 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 88049 | 56 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 88065 | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 88041 | 34 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 88025 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 88022 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 88038 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 88040 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88034 | ≤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 Grant County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Grant County right now.
Grant County has been under 88 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×20
- Flood Watch ×20
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×13
- Flood Warning ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
Latest Grant County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 54m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 253 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 35m
Hardest-hit cities in Grant County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Grant County went about 11.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,945 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 11.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,412 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 222 | 4,580 | 4.0 |
| 2016 | 356 | 11,945 | 6.4 |
| 2017 | 318 | 4,501 | 7.2 |
| 2018 | 297 | 3,028 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 371 | 4,718 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 315 | 4,482 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 278 | 4,546 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 294 | 3,261 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 333 | 4,005 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 296 | 6,212 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 341 | 2,412 | 11.6 |
Cost of power in Grant County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grant 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
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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 5.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Grant County: FAQ
- How often does Grant County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grant County, NM logged 341 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grant County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,945 customers without power, beginning July 25, 2016 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Grant County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Grant County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Grant County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Columbus Electric Coop, Inc, Public Service Co of NM.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grant County.
88022, 88023, 88025, 88026, 88028, 88034, 88038, 88041, 88043, 88049, 88051, 88053, 88055, 88061, 88065
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Columbus Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Duncan Valley 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/35017 and /api/v1/counties/35017/history.