Power Outages in Socorro County, NM
Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc and Public Service Co of NM publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Sierra Electric Coop, Inc and Socorro Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Socorro County, NM is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/socorro-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Socorro County, NM". https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/socorro-county
Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc and Public Service Co of NM publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Sierra Electric Coop, Inc and Socorro Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,096 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Sierra Electric Coop, Inc, Socorro 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, Otero County Electric 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of NM | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 Socorro 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87801 | 235 | ≤11 | 219 | ≤11 |
| 87825 | 71 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 87062 | 51 | 0 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 87823 | 20 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 87828 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87028 | ≤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 Socorro County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Socorro County right now.
Socorro County has been under 170 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×45
- Special Weather Statement ×41
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×27
- Flood Watch ×25
- Flood Advisory ×15
- Flood Warning ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Socorro County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Socorro County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 527 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 2019 (peak 259 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 28 | 48 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 42 | 57 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 166 | 259 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 140 | 142 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 60 | 274 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 61 | 78 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 56 | 445 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 60 | 527 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 48 | 88 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Socorro County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Socorro 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
- Otero County Electric Coop Inc19.6¢16,517 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 winter weather exposure · 0.3 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 Socorro County: FAQ
- How often does Socorro County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Socorro County, NM logged 48 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Socorro County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 527 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2024 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Socorro County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Socorro County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Socorro County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Socorro County.
87006, 87011, 87028, 87062, 87801, 87823, 87825, 87828, 87831, 87832
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 | |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Socorro Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Sierra Electric 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/35053 and /api/v1/counties/35053/history.