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2017 New Mexico Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average New Mexico customer went without power for about 2.2 hours — the 34th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.2
Peak customers out
117,576
Rank (worst state)
34th
Counties affected
20

New Mexico outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Mexico counties in 2017

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

1Bernalillo County117,5762Doña Ana County27,9173Sandoval County14,1984Lincoln County14,1655Santa Fe County13,7366Otero County4,9537Torrance County4,5248Grant County4,5019Eddy County3,86510Curry County3,83111Lea County3,71212Valencia County3,14513Chaves County2,66014San Miguel County2,36815Luna County1,87816Hidalgo County1,65317Guadalupe County42818Roosevelt County41019Union County34020Sierra County193

Biggest New Mexico outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Bernalillo CountyFebruary 2, 2017117,576
Bernalillo CountyJune 7, 201731,953
Bernalillo CountyAugust 28, 201730,270
Doña Ana CountyJanuary 18, 201727,917
Doña Ana CountyJanuary 16, 201727,913
Bernalillo CountyJune 20, 201718,222
Doña Ana CountyJuly 18, 201715,237
Sandoval CountyJuly 16, 201714,198
Lincoln CountyFebruary 28, 201714,165
Santa Fe CountyJune 6, 201713,736
New Mexico by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.