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2022 New Mexico Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average New Mexico customer went without power for about 2.6 hours — the 39th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.6
Peak customers out
12,230
Rank (worst state)
39th
Counties affected
20

New Mexico outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Mexico counties in 2022

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

1Lincoln County12,2302Bernalillo County11,8613Chaves County10,8024Doña Ana County9,6125Santa Fe County9,5276San Juan County6,6117Rio Arriba County5,5808Torrance County4,5069Curry County3,47110Sandoval County3,30411Grant County3,26112Eddy County2,49213San Miguel County2,37814Valencia County2,05515Otero County1,99516Hidalgo County1,59417Lea County1,47718Union County1,45119Catron County1,38520Luna County967

Biggest New Mexico outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Lincoln CountyApril 12, 202212,230
Bernalillo CountyJanuary 1, 202211,861
Chaves CountyOctober 24, 202210,802
Doña Ana CountyDecember 18, 20229,612
Santa Fe CountyJune 23, 20229,527
Doña Ana CountyFebruary 16, 20229,344
Doña Ana CountyJanuary 12, 20229,306
Bernalillo CountySeptember 9, 20229,076
Doña Ana CountyMay 18, 20228,265
Doña Ana CountySeptember 19, 20227,725
New Mexico by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.