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2023 New Mexico Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average New Mexico customer went without power for about 2.8 hours — the 34th worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.8
Peak customers out
33,049
Rank (worst state)
34th
Counties affected
20

New Mexico outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Mexico counties in 2023

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

1Bernalillo County33,0492Lea County16,4903Curry County10,6994Doña Ana County10,3415Valencia County9,5576San Juan County9,3417Santa Fe County8,3118Torrance County7,6629Quay County6,94610Rio Arriba County5,60911Eddy County4,68012Chaves County4,37013San Miguel County4,12014Grant County4,00515Sandoval County3,81316Luna County3,30017Otero County2,84918Roosevelt County2,02019Lincoln County1,84820Union County1,540

Biggest New Mexico outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Bernalillo CountyFebruary 26, 202333,049
Lea CountyJuly 1, 202316,490
Lea CountyAugust 7, 202315,710
Curry CountyFebruary 26, 202310,699
Bernalillo CountyFebruary 22, 202310,435
Doña Ana CountyFebruary 26, 202310,341
Valencia CountyFebruary 26, 20239,557
San Juan CountyJuly 21, 20239,341
Bernalillo CountyAugust 6, 20238,350
Valencia CountyApril 2, 20238,332
New Mexico by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.