Power outages in Bernalillo County, NM

Live outage counts for Albuquerque, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and Tijeras and the rest of Bernalillo County, updated every 10 minutes from PNM.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
23customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
<0.01% of 367,493 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
PNM23 / 367,493
Continental Divide El Coop Incno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Central New Mexico El Coop, Incno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlinePNM publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

5 of 21 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
87108Albuquerque920,1840.04%
87111Albuquerque831,2620.03%
87106Albuquerquefewer than 515,4310.01%
87114Albuquerquefewer than 535,236<0.01%
87123Albuquerque / Carnuelfewer than 523,647<0.01%
87008Cedar Crest / San Antonito02,2130.00%
87022Isleta07380.00%
87059Ponderosa Pine / Cedro08,1790.00%
87068Bosque Farms / Chical03,2980.00%
87102Albuquerque014,3040.00%
87104Albuquerque08,2510.00%
87105South Valley028,6140.00%
87107Albuquerque021,3520.00%
87109Albuquerque022,6210.00%
87110Albuquerque022,4890.00%

Outage history in Bernalillo County

2014–2025 record

Bernalillo 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)
iAt 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
iHalf 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 outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
February 2, 2017117,5766.5 hours234,418
August 8, 201656,8116.5 hours162,888
September 12, 201642,4613 hours102,574
February 26, 202333,0494.5 hours60,912
June 7, 201731,95330 minutes13,820

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.

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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.

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