Power Outages in San Miguel County, NM
Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of NM publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM), Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop and Springer Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
San Miguel County, NM is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in San Miguel County, NM". https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/san-miguel-county
Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of NM publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM), Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop and Springer Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~20,685 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM), Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop, Springer Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc, Public Service Co of NM.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of NM | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Springer Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in San Miguel 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87701 | 631 | ≤11 | 603 | ≤11 |
| 87552 | 101 | ≤11 | 99 | 0 |
| 87560 | 46 | 0 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 87565 | 40 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 87745 | 21 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 87742 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 88439 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88431 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88421 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88416 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87731 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87583 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87573 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87538 | ≤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 San Miguel County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for San Miguel County right now.
San Miguel County has been under 77 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×29
- Flood Watch ×24
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Flood Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in San Miguel County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in San Miguel County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,786 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 4.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,089 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94 | 1,958 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 147 | 11,786 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 160 | 2,368 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 164 | 4,008 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 322 | 8,265 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 297 | 2,240 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 191 | 4,019 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 147 | 2,378 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 239 | 4,120 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 245 | 6,089 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 169 | 4,216 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in San Miguel County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for San Miguel 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
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)13.7¢10,310 cust
- Springer Electric Coop, Inc22.0¢2,423 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 · 3.0 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 San Miguel County: FAQ
- How often does San Miguel County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, San Miguel County, NM logged 169 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in San Miguel County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,786 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2016 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in San Miguel County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for San Miguel County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve San Miguel County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc, Public Service Co of NM.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within San Miguel County.
87538, 87552, 87560, 87562, 87565, 87569, 87573, 87583, 87701, 87711, 87731, 87742, 87745, 87746, 88416, 88421, 88439
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 | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | 3.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Springer Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop | - | 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/35047 and /api/v1/counties/35047/history.