PNM outage affects thousands in Santa Fe

Following an hourslong power outage first reported before 7 p.m.

Areas affected and restoration response

Friday in a large swath of Santa Fe’s east side and southeastern edge, service was finally restored to most homes by around 10:15 p.m.

The remaining 95 customers were expected to see their power restored after midnight.

At the height of the widespread outage Friday evening, about 6,200 households were affected, according to the electric utility.

Smaller outages outside the city, near Cañoncito and Cañada de los Alamos to the southeast, as well as the Valle Vista community to the southwest and neighborhoods near the Institute of American Indian Arts, were affecting a handful of customers.

A Santa Fe neighborhood near Rodeo Road and Richards Avenue also was experiencing an outage. Porter encouraged customers to visit outagemap.pnm.com to monitor developments.

Cause and restoration work

The company said on its website the cause of the outage was “equipment problems.”

But Kai Porter, a spokesperson for PNM, said in message, “The cause is still under investigation.”