Key takeaways
- 28 community-owned utilities: 7 municipal utilities, 1 state-owned utility and 20 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail sales in New Mexico in 2024.
- Together they served 305,755 of the state's 1,093,453 bundled retail customers (28%); 3 investor-owned utilities served most of the rest.
- The largest public power utility is City of Farmington, with 45,107 customers.
- The largest electric co-op is Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, with 31,676 customers.
Every public power utility and co-op in New Mexico
Ranked by bundled retail customers in 2024, with retail sales in megawatt-hours and average price in cents per kilowatt-hour. Names are as EIA abbreviates them. Filter by type or search.
Showing all 28 utilities
| # | Utility | Type | Customers | Sales, MWh | Avg. price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Farmington | Municipal | 45,107 | 915,229 | 10.35¢ |
| 2 | Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 31,676 | 366,337 | 14.66¢ |
| 3 | Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 30,807 | 284,965 | 16.80¢ |
| 4 | Continental Divide El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 23,382 | 568,269 | 10.45¢ |
| 5 | Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 21,022 | 265,123 | 15.43¢ |
| 6 | Otero County Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 20,582 | 201,236 | 16.82¢ |
| 7 | Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 15,225 | 911,806 | 7.66¢ |
| 8 | Farmers Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 13,672 | 382,150 | 10.93¢ |
| 9 | Socorro Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 13,185 | 182,184 | 14.12¢ |
| 10 | Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop | Cooperative | 11,389 | 85,437 | 15.40¢ |
| 11 | Lea County Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 11,171 | 748,251 | 7.77¢ |
| 12 | Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | State-owned | 10,914 | 125,033 | 17.01¢ |
| 13 | City of Gallup | Municipal | 10,461 | 185,653 | 14.23¢ |
| 14 | Los Alamos County | Municipal | 8,581 | 485,780 | 9.74¢ |
| 15 | Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 6,079 | 147,597 | 12.39¢ |
| 16 | Columbus Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 5,038 | 103,613 | 14.84¢ |
| 17 | Sierra Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 4,420 | 50,163 | 16.85¢ |
| 18 | Raton Public Service Company | Municipal | 4,248 | 38,693 | 15.57¢ |
| 19 | City of Truth or Consequences | Municipal | 4,070 | 51,808 | 16.54¢ |
| 20 | Northern Rio Arriba E Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,255 | 26,981 | 18.87¢ |
| 21 | City of Aztec | Municipal | 3,187 | 40,328 | 14.44¢ |
| 22 | Springer Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 3,084 | 199,642 | 9.01¢ |
| 23 | Southwestern Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 2,140 | 286,940 | 8.67¢ |
| 24 | Navopache Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 1,707 | 11,608 | 13.40¢ |
| 25 | Town of Springer | Municipal | 692 | 6,352 | 12.70¢ |
| 26 | Duncan Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 339 | 4,077 | 14.38¢ |
| 27 | Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 316 | 2,692 | 17.77¢ |
| 28 | Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | Cooperative | 6 | 13 | 30.77¢ |
Public power vs. co-ops in New Mexico
- Public power utilities — municipal utilities, public utility districts and state-owned utilities — are owned by the communities they serve and governed by a city council or elected board. They buy much like local governments: through public bids, board approvals and published budgets.
- Electric cooperatives are private, not-for-profit utilities owned by their members, who elect the board. Most buy power from a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op and make purchasing decisions through their own policies, often faster than public agencies.
Both publish their plans: watch board and council agendas, budgets, capital improvement plans and rate filings. Our utility funding tracker and rate case & IRP tracker show where the money is coming from.
Selling to New Mexico utilities
- Start with the right person. Line, engineering, metering, IT and member-services managers usually define the need; the general manager or CEO and the board approve large purchases.
- Use the networks. State public power and cooperative associations, joint action agencies and G&T co-ops shape purchasing and share vendor experiences.
- Expect small teams. Many of the utilities on this list have only a handful of staff, so phone outreach and a clear reason to talk matter.
Read our guide to how public power, co-ops and water utilities buy, or see the largest public power utilities and largest electric co-ops nationally.
About this data
- Source. EIA's "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), from forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. Average price is EIA's revenue divided by sales.
- Bundled customers only. The table counts customers who buy both energy and delivery from the utility, so it excludes distribution-only utilities and customers who buy energy from another supplier in retail-choice areas.
- Community-owned utilities only. This page lists municipal, public utility district, state-owned and cooperative utilities. Investor-owned and federal utilities are left out.
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total (Table 10): eia.gov