Power Outages in Hidalgo 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 2.2 hours.
Hidalgo County, NM is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/hidalgo-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hidalgo County, NM". https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/hidalgo-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 ~3,689 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 Hidalgo 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88045 | 81 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 88020 | 15 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 88056 | ≤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 Hidalgo County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hidalgo County right now.
Hidalgo County has been under 56 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×17
- Flood Advisory ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×4
- High Wind Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
Latest Hidalgo County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 108 customers out (4.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hidalgo County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hidalgo County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,784 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,784 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38 | 126 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 48 | 1,656 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 48 | 1,653 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 45 | 511 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 60 | 1,102 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 24 | 77 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 50 | 221 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 55 | 1,594 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 39 | 497 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 50 | 1,784 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 57 | 1,193 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Hidalgo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hidalgo 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 Low wildfire exposure · 1.6 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 Hidalgo County: FAQ
- How often does Hidalgo County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hidalgo County, NM logged 57 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hidalgo County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,784 customers without power, beginning April 15, 2024 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Hidalgo County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hidalgo County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County.
88009, 88020, 88040, 88045, 88056
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/35023 and /api/v1/counties/35023/history.