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2021 New Mexico Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average New Mexico customer went without power for about 2.6 hours — the 38th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.6
Peak customers out
18,029
Rank (worst state)
38th
Counties affected
20

New Mexico outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Mexico counties in 2021

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

1Bernalillo County18,0292Eddy County15,8513Doña Ana County13,9534Chaves County13,4675Santa Fe County11,7346Luna County9,8007Curry County9,4148Lea County6,2179Rio Arriba County6,03010Sandoval County5,61711San Juan County4,85012Valencia County4,74213Grant County4,54614Torrance County4,18715San Miguel County4,01916Lincoln County3,89817Quay County3,47918Roosevelt County2,78219Otero County1,74620Union County1,447

Biggest New Mexico outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Bernalillo CountyMay 24, 202118,029
Bernalillo CountyJune 26, 202117,523
Eddy CountyFebruary 16, 202115,851
Bernalillo CountyApril 13, 202114,163
Doña Ana CountyJune 18, 202113,953
Doña Ana CountyJune 13, 202113,923
Chaves CountyFebruary 16, 202113,467
Santa Fe CountyJuly 24, 202111,734
Bernalillo CountyJuly 23, 20219,871
Luna CountyNovember 13, 20219,800
New Mexico by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.