Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Albuquerque-Santa Fe Area
A violent electrical storm on Thursday night caused approximately 8,000 PNM customers in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe metro area to lose power, with crews working Friday morning to repair damaged lines.
Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM, September 18, 2026 —
A severe electrical storm that swept through the region Thursday night resulted in widespread power outages affecting an estimated 8,000 customers served by PNM in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe metropolitan area. The storm, characterized by its violent electrical activity, began on Thursday night.
In response to the outages, PNM crews were actively engaged on Friday morning working to identify and repair the damaged electrical lines. The exact duration of the power disruptions for affected customers was not immediately available.
The scope of the impact spanned the Albuquerque-Santa Fe metro area, indicating significant disruption across a broad geographical zone. While the summary specifies the storm as the cause, details regarding specific equipment failures or the precise nature of the damage to the electrical infrastructure were not provided.
PNM’s efforts on Friday morning focused on restoring service. Information regarding the completion timeline for these repairs or the number of customers who had their power restored as of Friday morning was not detailed in the initial report. The contractor’s name involved in the repair efforts was also not provided.
No further information was available regarding the specific areas within the metro region that experienced the most significant outages or the full extent of the storm’s impact on infrastructure beyond the power lines.
Story summarized from the original created by Ben Schlittler on www.krqe.com, see more information here.
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