See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · New Mexico
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customers reported out in Otero County, NM
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
County-wide restoration outlook: no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~2.9 hr start to finish (4 on record)
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
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1020county-wide trend of customers without power · last 12.7 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
⚡ No power in Otero, NM? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Public Service Co of NM, Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Otero County Electric Cooperative and 1 more, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.
Outage history — Otero County, NM
Last significant outage: Sep 30, 2026 — peaked at 274 customers, restored in ~2.3 days (wind/storm).
Across the 14 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3.2 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 29, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Otero County, NM
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
268 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 1 major event of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~2.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~16,919 customers out in July 2020, restored after about 2.8 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2024.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Communities in Otero County include Alamogordo, Tularosa, Cloudcroft, Bent, Boles Acres, High Rolls, Holloman AFB and La Luz. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in Otero County, NM?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Otero include Public Service Co of NM, Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Central Valley Electric Cooperative and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
