When will the power be back in Hobbs, NM?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Hobbs, New Mexico — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Hobbs is a city in Lea County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Hobbs directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Hobbs is a city of about 41,061 residents in Lea County.
Xcel Energy — Southwestern Public Service has reported outages for Hobbs by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-29) — so when Hobbs is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Hobbs: 88240 · 88241 · 88242 · 88244 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Hobbs: the closest other places we track are Lovington, about 16 miles to the northwest; Carlsbad, about 67 miles to the west; Artesia, about 74 miles to the west; Levelland, TX, about 75 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Odessa, TX (75 mi SE), Midland, TX (78 mi SE), Roswell (91 mi NW), Lubbock, TX (93 mi NE), Town of Pecos, TX (95 mi S), Clovis (118 mi N), Snyder, TX (131 mi E), Hereford, TX (151 mi N). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Guymon, OK (290 mi); northeast toward Canyon, TX (172 mi); east toward Sweetwater, TX (161 mi); southeast toward San Angelo, TX (182 mi); southwest toward San Elizario, TX (198 mi); west toward Alamogordo (163 mi); northwest toward Las Vegas (231 mi).
Who serves Hobbs?
We track live outage data from Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Xcel Energy — Southwestern Public Service ↗ in Lea County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Hobbs's last tracked outage began Aug 15, peaked at 1,049 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Aug 15 — 1,049 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 14 — 3,082 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 14 — 512 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 13 — 60 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Hobbs, NM?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Hobbs area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Hobbs's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Hobbs, NM?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Hobbs area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Hobbs ZIP code — 88240, 88241, 88242, 88244 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Hobbs, NM?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Lea County include Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Xcel Energy — Southwestern Public Service; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Hobbs specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Hobbs we have the city-level view: Xcel Energy — Southwestern Public Service has published outages for Hobbs under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-07-29. When Hobbs is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Lea County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Hobbs.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
