Power Outages in Torrance 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 Socorro Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.0 hours.
Torrance County, NM is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/torrance-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Torrance County, NM". https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/torrance-county
Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of NM publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Socorro Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,929 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Socorro Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Torrance 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87035 | 235 | 13 | 217 | ≤11 |
| 87016 | 74 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 87036 | 56 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 87032 | 34 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 87061 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 88321 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 87063 | ≤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 Torrance County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WatchSEVERE
- High Wind WatchSEVERE
Torrance County has been under 73 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×29
- Flood Watch ×19
- Flash Flood Warning ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Torrance County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 185 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 127 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 139 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 49m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,689 customers out (25% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Torrance County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Torrance County went about 12.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,851 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 12.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,851 customers out) · decade average 11.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 359 | 4,524 | 10.6 |
| 2018 | 367 | 1,768 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 550 | 1,064 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 619 | 1,849 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 511 | 4,187 | 11.9 |
| 2022 | 534 | 4,506 | 10.1 |
| 2023 | 590 | 6,851 | 20.6 |
| 2024 | 576 | 4,423 | 20.2 |
| 2025 | 620 | 6,851 | 12.0 |
Cost of power in Torrance County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Torrance 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
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 · 11.1 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 Torrance County: FAQ
- How often does Torrance County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Torrance County, NM logged 620 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Torrance County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,851 customers without power, beginning December 4, 2025 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Torrance County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Torrance County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Torrance County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Torrance County.
87016, 87032, 87035, 87036, 87061, 87063, 87070, 88321
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 | - |
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/35057 and /api/v1/counties/35057/history.