Power Outages in Santa Fe County, NM
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Santa Fe County, NM across 3 reported incidents. 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 Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc and Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Santa Fe County, NM is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/santa-fe-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Santa Fe County, NM", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/santa-fe-county
Not counted: no live feed for Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc and Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop.
0.0%of this county's ~105,894 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop. 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Santa Fe 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87507 | 1,096 | 13 | 1,029 | ≤11 |
| 87505 | 1,038 | 12 | 963 | ≤11 |
| 87501 | 688 | ≤11 | 632 | ≤11 |
| 87508 | 567 | ≤11 | 515 | ≤11 |
| 87506 | 428 | ≤11 | 375 | ≤11 |
| 87015 | 371 | ≤11 | 340 | ≤11 |
| 87567 | 119 | 0 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 87540 | 48 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 87535 | 46 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 87010 | 33 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 87056 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 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 Santa Fe County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
Santa Fe County has been under 84 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×24
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Flood Warning ×14
- Flash Flood Warning ×12
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Freeze Watch ×2
Latest Santa Fe 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: 2,959 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 4m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,066 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
Hardest-hit cities in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Santa Fe County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 48,797 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 28,298 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 339 | 15,578 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 493 | 48,797 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 573 | 13,736 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 610 | 9,783 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 696 | 6,275 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 511 | 16,042 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 666 | 11,734 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 648 | 9,527 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 684 | 8,311 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 735 | 28,298 | 9.4 |
| 2025 | 692 | 9,779 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Santa Fe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Santa Fe 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
- Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc15.8¢28,185 cust
- Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc17.4¢19,323 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 · 3.5 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 Santa Fe County: FAQ
- How often does Santa Fe County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Santa Fe County, NM logged 692 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Santa Fe County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 48,797 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2016 and lasting about 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Santa Fe County, NM right now?
- Yes, about 12 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Santa Fe County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc, Public Service Co of NM.
Santa Fe. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Santa Fe County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Santa Fe County.
87010, 87015, 87056, 87501, 87505, 87506, 87507, 87508, 87522, 87535, 87540, 87567
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 | |
| Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc | 9.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| 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/35049 and /api/v1/counties/35049/history. Live data as of .