When will the power be back in Alamogordo, 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 Alamogordo, New Mexico — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Alamogordo is a city in Otero County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Alamogordo directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Alamogordo is a city of about 31,667 residents in Otero County.
Public Service Co of NM has reported outages for Alamogordo by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Alamogordo 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 Alamogordo: 88310 · 88311 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Alamogordo: the closest other places we track are Las Cruces, about 62 miles to the southwest; El Paso, TX, about 77 miles to the south; Sunland Park, about 82 miles to the southwest; Horizon City, TX, about 84 miles to the south. Also nearby: Socorro, TX (88 mi S), Artesia (89 mi E), Roswell (90 mi NE), San Elizario, TX (92 mi S), Carlsbad (106 mi E), Deming (113 mi W), Los Lunas (141 mi N), Lovington (153 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Albuquerque (158 mi); northeast toward Clovis (192 mi); east toward Hobbs (163 mi); southeast toward Town of Pecos, TX (176 mi); west toward Tucson, AZ (291 mi); northwest toward Gallup (242 mi).
Who serves Alamogordo?
We track live outage data from Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Otero County Electric Coop, Public Service Co of NM ↗ in Otero 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.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Alamogordo, 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 Alamogordo area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Alamogordo, NM?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Alamogordo 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 Alamogordo ZIP code — 88310, 88311 — 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 Alamogordo, NM?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Otero County include Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Otero County Electric Coop, Public Service Co of NM; 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 Alamogordo specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Alamogordo we have the city-level view: Public Service Co of NM has published outages for Alamogordo under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Alamogordo is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Otero County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Alamogordo.
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.
