Power Outages in Union County, NM
Is there a power outage in Union County, NM right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Public Service Co of NM and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) in Union County, NM. There is no live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) and Springer Electric Coop, Inc.
Union County, NM is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/union-county
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- October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, NM", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/union-county
No active outages are reported by Public Service Co of NM and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) in Union County.
No live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) and Springer Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Union County, NM
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK), Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) and Springer Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~946 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM), Springer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | Live · county | 0 | 1,978 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | Live · county | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Springer Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Public Service Co of NM and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88415 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 88436 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88424 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88422 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88419 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88418 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 88414 | ≤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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Union County right now.
Union County has been under 42 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×15
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Freeze Watch ×2
Latest Union County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 146 customers out (7.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Union County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,583 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,583 customers out) · decade average 5.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | 1,466 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 36 | 1,469 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 24 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 35 | 1,442 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 36 | 1,437 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 35 | 1,449 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 39 | 1,447 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 38 | 1,451 | 12.8 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,540 | 13.4 |
| 2024 | 29 | 1,583 | 15.3 |
| 2025 | 30 | 1,576 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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
- Springer Electric Coop, Inc22.0¢2,423 cust
- Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM)25.3¢1,435 cust
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)31.4¢7 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 5.7 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 Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, NM logged 30 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,583 customers without power, beginning September 17, 2024 and lasting about 19h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, NM right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Public Service Co of NM and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) in Union County, NM. There is no live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) and Springer Electric Coop, Inc.
- Which utilities serve Union County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of NM.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
88410, 88415, 88418, 88419, 88422, 88424, 88436
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Union County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in New Mexico →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | - | Live · county | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | - | No live feed | - |
| Springer 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/35059 and /api/v1/counties/35059/history.