Power outages in Sandoval County, NM
Live outage counts for Rio Rancho, Bernalillo and Corrales and the rest of Sandoval County, updated every 10 minutes from PNM.
Right now
Elevated outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.240customers 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.PNM240 / 79,622
Jemez Mountains 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.Continental Divide El 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 New Mexico El 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
1 of 12 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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| 87124 | Rio Rancho Estates / Rio Rancho | 240 | 30,409 | 0.79% |
| 87001 | San Felipe Pueblo / Algodones | 0 | 1,578 | 0.00% |
| 87004 | Santa Ana Pueblo / Bernalillo | 0 | 7,081 | 0.00% |
| 87041 | Peña Blanca | 0 | 458 | 0.00% |
| 87043 | Placitas / Santa Ana Pueblo | 0 | 5,049 | 0.00% |
| 87047 | Edgewood / La Madera | 0 | 2,568 | 0.00% |
| 87048 | Corrales | 0 | 6,428 | 0.00% |
| 87052 | Santo Domingo Pueblo | 0 | 1,204 | 0.00% |
| 87053 | Zia Pueblo / San Luis | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 87072 | Cochiti | 0 | 363 | 0.00% |
| 87083 | Cochiti Lake | 0 | 371 | 0.00% |
| 87144 | Rio Rancho | 0 | 25,649 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Sandoval County
2014–2025 recordSandoval County averaged 32 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most New Mexico counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 28. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting April 5, 2025.
The largest on record began August 8, 2016, with 23,233 customers out at once.
32significant 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.1.9 dayslongest on record (October 2020)
23,233most 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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| August 8, 2016 | 23,233 | 5 hours | 75,057 |
| July 16, 2017 | 14,198 | 3.5 hours | 40,401 |
| June 30, 2024 | 11,866 | 5.5 hours | 36,140 |
| December 14, 2017 | 10,630 | 3.5 hours | 22,829 |
| November 7, 2024 | 8,712 | 1.6 days | 145,168 |
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 Sandoval County
Nearby counties
Utilities
- PNM
- Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc no live feed
- Continental Divide El Coop Inc no live feed
- Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc no live feed
- All New Mexico outages