Power Outages in Lincoln County, NM
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Public Service Co of NM, Otero County Electric Coop Inc and Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc in Lincoln County, NM. There is no live feed for Socorro Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.0 hours.
Lincoln County, NM is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/lincoln-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, NM", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/lincoln-county
No active outages are reported by Public Service Co of NM, Otero County Electric Coop Inc and Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc in Lincoln County.
No live feed for Socorro Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~9,043 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Socorro Electric 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | Live · county | 0 | 15,107 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 8,612 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 674 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Socorro Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Public Service Co of NM, Otero County Electric Coop Inc and Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc 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 Lincoln 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88345 | 235 | ≤11 | 207 | ≤11 |
| 88316 | 102 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 88312 | 98 | ≤11 | 88 | 0 |
| 88346 | 90 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 88301 | 57 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 88341 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 88351 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88348 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88343 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88338 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88336 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88324 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88318 | ≤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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 175 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×61
- Flood Watch ×32
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×20
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Flood Warning ×16
- Flood Advisory ×9
Latest Lincoln County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,025 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,024 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 18.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,967 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 18.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,967 customers out) · decade average 18.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 137 | 3,197 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 185 | 7,622 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 273 | 8,967 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 293 | 6,329 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 433 | 8,967 | 12.9 |
| 2020 | 420 | 4,980 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 311 | 3,898 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 325 | 8,967 | 50.6 |
| 2023 | 361 | 1,848 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 492 | 8,967 | 98.2 |
| 2025 | 512 | 8,373 | 18.0 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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
- Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc17.4¢19,323 cust
- Otero County Electric Coop Inc19.6¢16,517 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 wildfire exposure · 18.8 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 Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, NM logged 512 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,967 customers without power, beginning February 28, 2017 and lasting about 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lincoln County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc, Public Service Co of NM.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
88301, 88312, 88316, 88318, 88323, 88324, 88336, 88338, 88341, 88343, 88345, 88346, 88348, 88351, 88355
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 · county | |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Socorro Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/35027 and /api/v1/counties/35027/history.