Power outages in Otero County, NM
Live outage counts for Alamogordo, Tularosa and Cloudcroft and the rest of Otero County, updated every 10 minutes from PNM.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.PNM0 / 28,203
El Paso Electric Cono live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Otero County Electric Coop Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Central Valley Elec Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Rio Grande Electric Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlinePNM 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.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 4 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | 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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| 88310 | Alamogordo / Boles Acres | 0 | 23,587 | 0.00% |
| 88337 | La Luz | 0 | 1,375 | 0.00% |
| 88340 | Mescalero | 0 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 88352 | Tularosa | 0 | 3,214 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Otero County
2014–2025 recordOtero County averaged 40.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most New Mexico counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 45. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 17 hours, starting June 13, 2025.
The largest on record began January 9, 2024, with 9,525 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in June.
40.3significant 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.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.1.7 dayslongest on record (November 2024)
9,525most 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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| January 9, 2024 | 9,525 | 2 hours | 15,938 |
| August 20, 2020 | 8,477 | 2 hours | 14,664 |
| June 30, 2019 | 7,933 | 2 hours | 13,579 |
| January 20, 2019 | 6,348 | 3 hours | 19,044 |
| June 8, 2018 | 6,321 | 30 minutes | 2,562 |
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.
Cities in Otero County
Utilities
- PNM
- El Paso Electric Co no live feed
- Otero County Electric Coop Inc no live feed
- Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc no live feed
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- All New Mexico outages