Power Outages in Rio Arriba County, NM
City of Farmington - (NM) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc and Northern Rio Arriba E Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 25.9 hours.
Rio Arriba County, NM is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/rio-arriba-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rio Arriba County, NM". https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/rio-arriba-county
City of Farmington - (NM) publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc and Northern Rio Arriba E Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,109 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc, Northern Rio Arriba E Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Farmington - (NM).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Farmington - (NM) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Rio Arriba E Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rio Arriba 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 (18)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87532 | 517 | ≤11 | 483 | ≤11 |
| 87522 | 148 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 87531 | 75 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 87575 | 71 | ≤11 | 65 | 0 |
| 87520 | 71 | ≤11 | 69 | 0 |
| 87566 | 69 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 87510 | 65 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 87528 | 59 | 0 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 87530 | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 87527 | 35 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 87582 | 33 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 87537 | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 87017 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 87539 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87581 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87516 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87029 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87012 | ≤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 Rio Arriba County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Rio Arriba County has been under 79 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 15, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×26
- Special Weather Statement ×21
- Flood Advisory ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rio Arriba County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rio Arriba County went about 25.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,029 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 25.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,029 customers out) · decade average 22.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 27 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 39 | 719 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 372 | 2,194 | 28.7 |
| 2021 | 467 | 6,030 | 34.0 |
| 2022 | 541 | 5,580 | 23.7 |
| 2023 | 540 | 5,609 | 20.1 |
| 2024 | 561 | 7,029 | 45.4 |
| 2025 | 542 | 7,029 | 25.9 |
Cost of power in Rio Arriba County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rio Arriba 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.
- City of Farmington - (NM)13.0¢36,031 cust
- Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc15.8¢28,185 cust
- Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc15.7¢26,286 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 · 22.3 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 Rio Arriba County: FAQ
- How often does Rio Arriba County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rio Arriba County, NM logged 542 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 25.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rio Arriba County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,029 customers without power, beginning November 7, 2024 and lasting about 9h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Rio Arriba County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rio Arriba County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rio Arriba County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Farmington - (NM).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rio Arriba County.
87012, 87017, 87029, 87046, 87064, 87412, 87510, 87511, 87515, 87516, 87518, 87520, 87521, 87523, 87527, 87528, 87530, 87532, 87537, 87539, 87548, 87549, 87551, 87554, 87566, 87575, 87577, 87578, 87581, 87582
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc | 9.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc | 5.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Farmington - (NM) | 1.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Northern Rio Arriba E 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/35039 and /api/v1/counties/35039/history.