Los Alamos County - (NM)
Municipal electric utility · New Mexico · #1,175 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #11204
Los Alamos County - (NM) is a municipal electric utility serving 9,299 customers in New Mexico. In 2025 it sold 515 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $53.46M in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.38¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 14.79¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 8,395 | 63.5 | $9.39M | 14.79¢ | |
| Commercial | 903 | 57.9 | $8.52M | 14.71¢ | |
| Industrial | 1 | 394 | $35.55M | 9.03¢ | |
| Total | 9,299 | 515 | $53.46M | 10.38¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (630 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,762 | 475 | $39.17M | 12.53¢ |
| 2022 | 8,711 | 499 | $38.65M | 12.30¢ |
| 2023 | 9,275 | 480 | $38.97M | 12.27¢ |
| 2024 | 8,581 | 486 | $47.30M | 14.15¢ |
| 2025 | 9,299 | 515 | $53.46M | 14.79¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 20 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.80 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 24 minutes
As reported for New Mexico under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 20.1 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 528 GWh
Winter peak demand: 70 MW
Energy losses: 44.4% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 96.6% of 10,142 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 547 installations, 3.7 MW of capacity
Counties served
Los Alamos, NM
Other large utilities in New Mexico
- Public Service Co of NM - 556,585 customers, residential 16.35¢
- City of Farmington - (NM) - 45,167 customers, residential 12.95¢
- Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc - 31,792 customers, residential 15.76¢
- Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc - 31,076 customers, residential 15.68¢
- Continental Divide El Coop Inc - 23,458 customers, residential 16.87¢
- Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc - 21,230 customers, residential 17.39¢
- Otero County Electric Coop Inc - 20,763 customers, residential 19.56¢
- Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) - 16,775 customers, residential 10.93¢
All New Mexico utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #11204 in the EIA frame.