Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc, NM
Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc's outage record
10.3 hours without power across 4.7 outages last year - Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc's New Mexico customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 258% more outage time than the New Mexico state average of 2.9 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here average 2.2 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc
Serving 19,478 customers here, This is not a borderline case - Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc's outage record alone is reason enough to get a backup generator before the next one hits.
How Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc files with federal regulators every year - serving 19,478 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in New Mexico is covered too: see New Mexico's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.