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 51 states (US average 7.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.2
vs prior year
▲ 3%
vs 2016
Customer-hours out
2.0M
Peak customers out
129,615
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of NM customers
Counties reporting
23
New Mexico year over year
All 23 New Mexico counties, 2017
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torrance County | 10.6 | 72K | 6,851 | 4,524 | 359 |
| 2 | Grant County | 7.2 | 110K | 15,355 | 4,501 | 318 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 4.6 | 41K | 8,967 | 8,967 | 273 |
| 4 | Santa Fe County | 4.2 | 331K | 78,870 | 13,736 | 573 |
| 5 | Guadalupe County | 3.5 | 5,355 | 1,548 | 428 | 83 |
| 6 | Otero County | 3.0 | 56K | 18,452 | 4,953 | 294 |
| 7 | Doña Ana County | 2.6 | 268K | 101,930 | 27,917 | 562 |
| 8 | Sandoval County | 2.1 | 125K | 60,725 | 14,198 | 403 |
| 9 | Valencia County | 2.0 | 72K | 35,686 | 3,145 | 465 |
| 10 | Bernalillo County | 1.9 | 708K | 364,403 | 117,576 | 845 |
| 11 | Hidalgo County | 1.9 | 5,127 | 2,651 | 1,653 | 48 |
| 12 | Eddy County | 1.6 | 45K | 28,539 | 3,865 | 542 |
| 13 | San Miguel County | 1.4 | 17K | 11,786 | 2,368 | 160 |
| 14 | De Baca County | 1.4 | 551 | 405 | 46 | 31 |
| 15 | Luna County | 1.1 | 18K | 16,018 | 1,878 | 244 |
| 16 | Lea County | 1.1 | 51K | 46,964 | 3,712 | 590 |
| 17 | Curry County | 0.9 | 31K | 33,327 | 3,831 | 365 |
| 18 | Chaves County | 0.8 | 38K | 46,338 | 2,660 | 526 |
| 19 | Union County | 0.4 | 853 | 1,984 | 340 | 24 |
| 20 | Roosevelt County | 0.2 | 3,598 | 14,808 | 410 | 142 |
| 21 | Socorro County | 0.1 | 822 | 9,451 | 48 | 28 |
| 22 | Sierra County | 0.1 | 229 | 2,974 | 193 | 14 |
| 23 | Quay County | 0.1 | 300 | 4,683 | 75 | 92 |
Biggest New Mexico outages of 2017
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernalillo County, NM | February 2, 2017 08:15 | February 2, 2017 21:45 | 13h 30m | 117,576 | 234K |
| 2 | Bernalillo County, NM | June 7, 2017 19:45 | June 9, 2017 05:15 | 1d 9h | 31,953 | 20K |
| 3 | Bernalillo County, NM | August 28, 2017 17:00 | August 28, 2017 21:30 | 4h 30m | 30,270 | 40K |
| 4 | Doña Ana County, NM | January 18, 2017 03:30 | January 18, 2017 07:00 | 3h 30m | 27,917 | 29K |
| 5 | Doña Ana County, NM | January 16, 2017 23:30 | January 17, 2017 02:30 | 3h | 27,913 | 26K |
| 6 | Bernalillo County, NM | June 20, 2017 15:15 | June 21, 2017 05:45 | 14h 30m | 18,222 | 9,563 |
| 7 | Doña Ana County, NM | July 18, 2017 06:15 | July 19, 2017 02:15 | 20h | 15,237 | 26K |
| 8 | Sandoval County, NM | July 16, 2017 12:00 | July 16, 2017 15:30 | 3h 30m | 14,198 | 40K |
| 9 | Santa Fe County, NM | June 6, 2017 00:45 | June 6, 2017 04:45 | 4h | 13,736 | 23K |
| 10 | Doña Ana County, NM | December 24, 2017 04:30 | December 24, 2017 07:30 | 3h | 10,767 | 28K |
| 11 | Sandoval County, NM | December 14, 2017 04:15 | December 14, 2017 08:00 | 3h 45m | 10,630 | 23K |
| 12 | Bernalillo County, NM | February 8, 2017 13:45 | February 9, 2017 05:45 | 16h | 9,746 | 5,404 |
| 13 | Lincoln County, NM | February 28, 2017 19:15 | March 1, 2017 02:15 | 7h | 8,967 | 22K |
| 14 | Santa Fe County, NM | February 2, 2017 08:15 | February 2, 2017 15:15 | 7h | 7,834 | 38K |
| 15 | Doña Ana County, NM | September 2, 2017 00:00 | September 2, 2017 02:45 | 2h 45m | 7,642 | 13K |
| 16 | Doña Ana County, NM | September 27, 2017 19:15 | September 27, 2017 22:30 | 3h 15m | 7,593 | 11K |
| 17 | Bernalillo County, NM | July 2, 2017 16:45 | July 2, 2017 23:45 | 7h | 7,499 | 13K |
| 18 | Bernalillo County, NM | June 15, 2017 14:45 | June 16, 2017 03:30 | 12h 45m | 7,174 | 7,292 |
| 19 | Bernalillo County, NM | April 18, 2017 09:45 | April 18, 2017 15:00 | 5h 15m | 6,923 | 13K |
| 20 | Sandoval County, NM | February 2, 2017 08:15 | February 2, 2017 14:45 | 6h 30m | 6,248 | 3,925 |
| 21 | Doña Ana County, NM | January 31, 2017 11:45 | January 31, 2017 13:45 | 2h | 4,985 | 7,619 |
| 22 | Otero County, NM | February 28, 2017 19:15 | February 28, 2017 22:15 | 3h | 4,953 | 14K |
| 23 | Torrance County, NM | June 5, 2017 11:45 | June 8, 2017 19:45 | 3d 8h | 4,524 | 1,740 |
| 24 | Grant County, NM | February 19, 2017 06:45 | February 19, 2017 08:45 | 2h | 4,501 | 7,500 |
| 25 | Doña Ana County, NM | July 30, 2017 03:45 | July 30, 2017 19:15 | 15h 30m | 4,431 | 3,176 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of New Mexico's electricity customers in 2017; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2017 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.