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2020 New Mexico Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average New Mexico customer went without power for about 2.4 hours — the 40th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.4
Peak customers out
16,919
Rank (worst state)
40th
Counties affected
20

New Mexico outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Mexico counties in 2020

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

1Otero County16,9192Santa Fe County16,0423Bernalillo County14,5904San Juan County9,7735Eddy County8,9886Doña Ana County7,8137Sandoval County6,9068Curry County5,7689Lincoln County4,98010Luna County4,53711Grant County4,48212Lea County3,12213Chaves County2,40814San Miguel County2,24015Rio Arriba County2,19416Torrance County1,84917Valencia County1,83718Union County1,44919Catron County1,23620Quay County302

Biggest New Mexico outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Otero CountyJuly 14, 202016,919
Santa Fe CountyOctober 8, 202016,042
Bernalillo CountySeptember 8, 202014,590
Bernalillo CountyNovember 22, 202013,391
San Juan CountyOctober 25, 20209,773
Eddy CountyJuly 9, 20208,988
Otero CountyAugust 20, 20208,477
Santa Fe CountyMay 26, 20208,268
Bernalillo CountyJune 5, 20207,901
Doña Ana CountyAugust 24, 20207,813
New Mexico by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.