When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Socorro, TX?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · El Paso County, Texas
31
customers reported out in El Paso, TX
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Earliest posted restoration time (El Paso Electric): Oct 5, 11:00 AM MDT · 4 different times posted; the latest Oct 5, 12:30 PM MDT
County-wide restoration outlook: still growing right now — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~4 hr start to finish (20 on record)
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Socorro-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
🔔 Check back after the next update, or keep me updated — we'll alert you when a dependable restoration estimate is ready.
Updated 10:23 AM MDT.
44 out, then 2424 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 2 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in Socorro, TX? 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.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Socorro

Socorro is a city of about 38,642 residents in El Paso County.

El Paso Electric has reported outages for Socorro by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-29) — so when Socorro is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

Around Socorro: the closest other places we track are San Elizario, about 4 miles to the south; Horizon City, about 5 miles to the northeast; El Paso, about 18 miles to the northwest; and Sunland Park, NM, about 24 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Las Cruces, NM (57 mi NW); Alamogordo, NM (88 mi N); Deming, NM (98 mi NW); Carlsbad, NM (130 mi NE); Artesia, NM (136 mi NE); Roswell, NM (157 mi NE); Town of Pecos (162 mi E); and Lovington, NM (193 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Los Lunas, NM (221 mi); northeast toward Hobbs, NM (196 mi); east toward Andrews (222 mi); southeast toward Del Rio (356 mi); west toward Douglas, AZ (194 mi); and northwest toward Show Low, AZ (285 mi).

Who serves Socorro?

We track live outage data from El Paso Electric and Rio Grande Electric Cooperative in El Paso County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Outage history — El Paso County, TX (covers Socorro)
Last significant outage: Sep 30, 2026 — peaked at 983 customers, restored in ~2 hr (weather alert).
Across the 37 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 5.5 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 15, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of El Paso County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for El Paso County

Common questions

Does this page show Socorro specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Socorro we have the city-level view: El Paso Electric has published outages for Socorro under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-07-29. When Socorro is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the El Paso County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Socorro.

Socorro, TX — live power outage tracker