Power outages in Dexter, NM

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DexterChaves County

Outage history in Chaves County, which includes Dexter

2014–2025 record

Chaves County averaged 13 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for New Mexico counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 9. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 13 hours, starting March 19, 2025.

The largest on record began February 16, 2021, with 13,467 customers out at once.

13significant 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.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
26 hourslongest on record (March 2019)
13,467most 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 16, 202113,4679.5 hours58,007
October 24, 202210,8021.5 hours9,837
March 13, 20199,45426 hours62,632
March 28, 20246,1442 hours5,346
January 17, 20184,9542.5 hours9,449

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.