Power Outages in Quay County, NM
Is there a power outage in Quay County, NM right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 23:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Southwestern Public Service Co in Quay County, NM. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) and Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM).
Quay County, NM is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 23:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Quay County, NM", live data as of October 19, 2026 23:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/quay-county
No active outages are reported by Southwestern Public Service Co in Quay County.
No live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) and Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Quay County, NM
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No outage contact on file for Southwestern Public Service Co, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) and Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~8,379 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM), Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Southwestern Public Service Co reportsevery 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 Quay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88401 | 200 | ≤11 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 88434 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88430 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88411 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88121 | ≤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 Quay County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Quay County right now.
Quay County has been under 51 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×16
- Flash Flood Warning ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Quay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Quay County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,683 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,683 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77 | 286 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 63 | 215 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 92 | 75 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 138 | 3,425 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 179 | 292 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 120 | 302 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 134 | 3,479 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 135 | 155 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 128 | 4,683 | 15.6 |
| 2024 | 130 | 315 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 167 | 3,469 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Quay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Quay 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.
- Southwestern Public Service Co12.9¢101,203 cust
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)13.7¢10,310 cust
- Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM)25.3¢1,435 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.5 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 Quay County: FAQ
- How often does Quay County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Quay County, NM logged 167 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Quay County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,683 customers without power, beginning May 25, 2023 and lasting about 23h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Quay County, NM right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 23:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Southwestern Public Service Co in Quay County, NM. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) and Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM).
- Which utilities serve Quay County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Quay County.
88120, 88121, 88401, 88411, 88427, 88430, 88434
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Quay County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in New Mexico →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | 3.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | - | 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/35037 and /api/v1/counties/35037/history.