Power outages in Albuquerque, NM
Live outages for Albuquerque and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Albuquerque has 556,588 residents.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.23customers without power in Bernalillo County
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Outage map
AlbuquerqueBernalillo CountyPNM publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.ZIP codes in Albuquerque
ZIPs mostly inside Albuquerque; share from the Census| ZIP | Inside AlbuquerqueiHow much of the ZIP code's addresses lie inside the city, from Census Bureau data. | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 87108 | 91% | 9 | 20,184 | 0.04% |
| 87111 | 100% | 8 | 31,262 | 0.03% |
| 87106 | 90% | fewer than 5 | 15,431 | 0.01% |
| 87114 | 58% | fewer than 5 | 35,236 | <0.01% |
| 87110 | 100% | 0 | 22,489 | 0.00% |
| 87112 | 100% | 0 | 22,730 | 0.00% |
| 87109 | 100% | 0 | 22,621 | 0.00% |
| 87102 | 98% | 0 | 14,304 | 0.00% |
| 87104 | 89% | 0 | 8,251 | 0.00% |
| 87120 | 79% | 0 | 33,468 | 0.00% |
| 87107 | 56% | 0 | 21,352 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque
2014–2025 recordBernalillo County averaged 11.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for New Mexico counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 13. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 7 hours, starting January 9, 2025.
The largest on record began February 2, 2017, with 117,576 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in June.
11.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.1 hourtypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.1.6 dayslongest on record (September 2020)
117,576most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| February 2, 2017 | 117,576 | 6.5 hours | 234,418 |
| August 8, 2016 | 56,811 | 6.5 hours | 162,888 |
| September 12, 2016 | 42,461 | 3 hours | 102,574 |
| February 26, 2023 | 33,049 | 4.5 hours | 60,912 |
| June 7, 2017 | 31,953 | 30 minutes | 13,820 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- PNM: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.