Power Outages in Sierra County, NM
There is no live feed for City of Truth or Consequences - (NM), El Paso Electric Co, Sierra Electric Coop, Inc and Socorro Electric Coop, Inc, so we can't see current outages in Sierra County, NM. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Sierra County, NM is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/sierra-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sierra County, NM". https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/sierra-county
No live feed for City of Truth or Consequences - (NM), El Paso Electric Co, Sierra Electric Coop, Inc and Socorro Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,112 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Truth or Consequences - (NM), El Paso Electric Co, Sierra Electric Coop, Inc, Socorro Electric Coop, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Truth or Consequences - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| El Paso Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sierra Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Socorro Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sierra 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87901 | 294 | ≤11 | 270 | ≤11 |
| 87935 | 107 | ≤11 | 101 | 0 |
| 87942 | 55 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 87931 | 28 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 87930 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 88042 | 13 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 87943 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87939 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87933 | ≤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 Sierra County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sierra County right now.
Sierra County has been under 121 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×27
- Flood Watch ×23
- Flood Advisory ×22
- Flood Warning ×16
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
Hardest-hit cities in Sierra County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sierra County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 274 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 76 customers out) · decade average 0.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | 172 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 12 | 34 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 193 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 12 | 48 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 19 | 85 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 274 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 28 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 18 | 33 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 20 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 38 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 76 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Sierra County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sierra 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.
- El Paso Electric Co10.3¢97,258 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 Low wildfire exposure · 0.1 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 Sierra County: FAQ
- How often does Sierra County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sierra County, NM logged 31 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sierra County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 274 customers without power, beginning December 17, 2020 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Sierra County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sierra County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sierra County.
87901, 87930, 87931, 87933, 87935, 87939, 87942, 87943, 88042
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Electric Co | 1.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Socorro Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Sierra Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Truth or Consequences - (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/35051 and /api/v1/counties/35051/history.