Power Outages in Otero County, NM
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Otero County, NM across 1 reported incident. Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc and Public Service Co of NM publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for El Paso Electric Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.6 hours.
Otero County, NM is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/otero-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Otero County, NM", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/otero-county
Not counted: no live feed for El Paso Electric Co.
0.0%of this county's ~39,323 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: El Paso Electric Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc, Public Service Co of NM.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of NM | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| El Paso Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Otero 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88310 | 1,113 | 28 | 998 | 14 |
| 88352 | 143 | ≤11 | 135 | ≤11 |
| 88337 | 132 | ≤11 | 120 | 0 |
| 88317 | 88 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 88340 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 88339 | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 88350 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 88354 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88347 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88314 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Otero County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Otero County right now.
Otero County has been under 157 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×49
- Flash Flood Warning ×42
- Flood Watch ×22
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Flood Warning ×7
Latest Otero County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 513 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,893 customers out (4.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 4,012 customers out (10% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 212 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Otero 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 Otero Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Otero County went about 10.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,919 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 10.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,623 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 231 | 3,941 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 334 | 3,958 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 294 | 4,953 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 330 | 6,321 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 405 | 7,933 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 393 | 16,919 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 357 | 1,746 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 353 | 1,995 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 415 | 2,849 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 155 | 9,525 | 10.6 |
| 2025 | 79 | 6,623 | 10.6 |
Cost of power in Otero County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Otero 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
- El Paso Electric Co10.3¢97,258 cust
- Otero County Electric Coop Inc19.6¢16,517 cust
- Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc9.8¢6,167 cust
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.7¢232 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 · 3.9 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 Otero County: FAQ
- How often does Otero County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Otero County, NM logged 79 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Otero County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,919 customers without power, beginning July 14, 2020 and lasting about 5h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Otero County, NM right now?
- Yes, about 11 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Otero County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc, Public Service Co of NM, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Otero County.
79837, 88081, 88310, 88311, 88314, 88317, 88325, 88330, 88337, 88340, 88342, 88344, 88347, 88349, 88350, 88352, 88354
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Public Service Co of NM | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| El Paso Electric Co | 1.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc | 5.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/35035 and /api/v1/counties/35035/history. Live data as of .