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Electric utilities serving Socorro County, New Mexico
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
5 utilities list Socorro County, New Mexico, in the service territory they reported to EIA for 2024, the largest by residential customers statewide being Public Service Co of NM, Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc and Otero County Electric Coop Inc.
Their average residential prices ran from 15.57¢ to 17.65¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 17.16¢, against a New Mexico average of 14.20¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its New Mexico customers, not for this county alone.
The median SAIDI they reported was 451.7 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all New Mexico utilities reporting was 190.0.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 15,838. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole New Mexico operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | Investor-owned | 492,945 | 15.57¢ | $89.42 | 278.7 | 124.5 |
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 19,126 | 17.16¢ | $100.42 | 624.7 | 305.4 |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 16,448 | 17.65¢ | $101.33 | — | — |
| Socorro Electric Coop, Inc short form | Cooperative | 13,185 | — | — | — | — |
| Sierra Electric Coop, Inc short form | Cooperative | 4,420 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in New Mexico. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was Socorro Electric Coop, Inc 14.12¢, Sierra Electric Coop, Inc 16.85¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Socorro County | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 17.16¢ median | 14.20¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $100.42 median | $92.88 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 451.7 median | 190.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 215.0 median | 162.8 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 5 | 20 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Socorro County itself.
Population: 15,838 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 3,457 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other New Mexico counties
- Roosevelt County 3
- San Juan County 6
- San Miguel County 5
- Sandoval County 4
- Santa Fe County 4
- Sierra County 4
- Taos County 1
- Torrance County 3
- Union County 4
- Valencia County 4
All 33 counties and every New Mexico utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Socorro County?
Public Service Co of NM, Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc, Otero County Electric Coop Inc, Socorro Electric Coop, Inc and Sierra Electric Coop, Inc list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Socorro County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 15.57¢ to 17.65¢ per kilowatthour across their New Mexico customers in 2024; the state average was 14.20¢.
How reliable is power in Socorro County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 451.7 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 215.0 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.