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2016 New Mexico Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average New Mexico customer went without power for about 2.1 hours — the 30th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.1
Peak customers out
56,811
Rank (worst state)
30th
Counties affected
20

New Mexico outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

1.6h20152.1h20162.2h20171.8h20182.1h20192.4h20202.6h20212.6h20222.8h20235.2h20243.0h2025

Hardest-hit New Mexico counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Bernalillo County56,8112Santa Fe County48,7973Sandoval County23,2334Valencia County20,7965San Miguel County12,0586Grant County11,9457Doña Ana County11,3318Lincoln County7,6229Luna County7,37110Eddy County5,77211Otero County3,95812Curry County3,48913Lea County2,67714Chaves County1,91615Hidalgo County1,65616Union County1,46917Catron County39818Quay County21519Roosevelt County5420Sierra County34

Biggest New Mexico outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Bernalillo CountyAugust 8, 201656,811
Santa Fe CountyAugust 8, 201648,797
Bernalillo CountySeptember 11, 201642,461
Sandoval CountyAugust 8, 201623,233
Valencia CountyAugust 8, 201620,796
Sandoval CountyApril 1, 201617,115
Bernalillo CountyJuly 19, 201615,691
San Miguel CountyAugust 8, 201612,058
Grant CountyJuly 25, 201611,945
Doña Ana CountyMarch 1, 201611,331
New Mexico by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.