Power outages in Ruidoso, NM

Live outages for Ruidoso and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Ruidoso has 7,580 residents.

Right now

No outages reported

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

0customers without power in Lincoln County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.00% of 15,110 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We 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.

PNM doesn't publish a count for Ruidoso itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

RuidosoLincoln CountyPNM publishes totals only, not outage locations.

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.

Outage history in Lincoln County, which includes Ruidoso

2014–2025 record

Lincoln County averaged 52.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most New Mexico counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 84. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 17 hours, starting July 19, 2025.

The largest on record began June 17, 2024, with 20,995 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

52.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

17 dayslongest on record (June 2024)

20,995most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
June 17, 2024	20,995	17 days	780,738
February 28, 2017	14,165	4.5 hours	23,398
April 12, 2022	12,230	3.4 days	460,657
July 17, 2019	11,431	45 minutes	6,293
March 14, 2025	8,373	12 hours	22,996

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

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

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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.