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2019 New Mexico Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average New Mexico customer went without power for about 2.1 hours — the 39th 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
11,431
Rank (worst state)
39th
Counties affected
20

New Mexico outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Mexico counties in 2019

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

1Lincoln County11,4312Bernalillo County9,8123Chaves County9,4544San Miguel County8,2655Valencia County8,1636Otero County7,9337Doña Ana County7,5518Santa Fe County6,2759Eddy County4,86510Grant County4,71811Curry County4,60112Sandoval County3,57713Lea County2,53214Luna County2,04715Union County1,43716Catron County1,42217Hidalgo County1,10218Torrance County1,06419San Juan County1,03120Roosevelt County914

Biggest New Mexico outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Lincoln CountyJuly 17, 201911,431
Bernalillo CountyJanuary 1, 20199,812
Chaves CountyMarch 12, 20199,454
San Miguel CountyMarch 20, 20198,265
San Miguel CountyMarch 5, 20198,185
Valencia CountySeptember 10, 20198,163
Otero CountyJune 30, 20197,933
Lincoln CountyJanuary 20, 20197,887
Bernalillo CountyMay 13, 20197,843
Valencia CountySeptember 15, 20197,841
New Mexico by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.