Power Outages in Valencia County, NM
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Public Service Co of NM and Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc in Valencia County, NM. Continental Divide El Coop Inc has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Socorro Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Valencia County, NM is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/valencia-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Valencia County, NM", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-mexico/valencia-county
No active outages are reported by Public Service Co of NM and Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc in Valencia County.
Continental Divide El Coop Inc only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Socorro Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
93%of this county's ~50,417 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.
Only visible while reporting outages: Continental Divide El Coop Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | Live · county | 0 | 46,992 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Continental Divide El Coop Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Socorro Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Public Service Co of NM and Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc 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 Valencia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87031 | 987 | 23 | 886 | 12 |
| 87002 | 574 | ≤11 | 527 | ≤11 |
| 87042 | 115 | ≤11 | 100 | 0 |
| 87023 | 35 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 87006 | 24 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 87060 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
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 Valencia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Valencia County right now.
Valencia County has been under 93 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×34
- Flood Watch ×22
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×9
- Flood Advisory ×7
- High Wind Warning ×3
Latest Valencia County, NM outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 751 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Valencia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Valencia County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,796 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 16,415 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 323 | 4,689 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 493 | 20,796 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 465 | 3,145 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 498 | 10,854 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 599 | 8,163 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 583 | 1,837 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 515 | 4,742 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 426 | 2,055 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 513 | 9,557 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 472 | 16,415 | 8.1 |
| 2025 | 478 | 5,309 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Valencia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Valencia 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
- Continental Divide El Coop Inc16.9¢20,474 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 winter weather 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 Valencia County: FAQ
- How often does Valencia County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Valencia County, NM logged 478 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Valencia County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,796 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2016 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Valencia County, NM right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Valencia County, NM. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Valencia County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of NM.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Valencia County.
87002, 87023, 87031, 87042, 87060
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 · county | |
| Continental Divide El Coop Inc | 3.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| 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/35061 and /api/v1/counties/35061/history.