When will the power be back in Rio Arriba County, NM?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Rio Arriba County, NM right now.

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Elsewhere in New Mexico: 98 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 9:31 PM MDT.

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Who serves Rio Arriba County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Kit Carson Electric Cooperative and Northern Rio Arriba E Cooperative also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Rio Arriba County, NM

Last significant outage: Sep 29, 2026 — peaked at 951 customers, restored in ~19.5 hr (weather alert).

Across the 10 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 5 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 7, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Rio Arriba County, NM

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 329 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 1 major event of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~12,115 customers out in November 2025, restored after about 48 min. The busiest year on record here was 2023.

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.

Cities we track in Rio Arriba County

Española

Communities in Rio Arriba County include Española, Chama, Abiquiu, Alcalde, Brazos, Canjilon, Canova and Cañones. 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 Rio Arriba County, NM?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Rio Arriba include Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative and Northern Rio Arriba E Cooperative — 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.

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