City of Farmington - (NM)
Municipal electric utility · New Mexico · #385 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #6204
City of Farmington - (NM) is a municipal electric utility serving 45,167 customers in New Mexico. In 2025 it sold 889 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $92.44M in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.40¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 12.95¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 2 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 36,031 | 281 | $36.46M | 12.95¢ | |
| Commercial | 9,129 | 367 | $39.47M | 10.75¢ | |
| Industrial | 7 | 241 | $16.51M | 6.86¢ | |
| Total | 45,167 | 889 | $92.44M | 10.40¢ |
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 (651 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44,983 | 926 | $85.00M | 11.08¢ |
| 2022 | 45,153 | 961 | $90.54M | 11.61¢ |
| 2023 | 44,935 | 909 | $92.68M | 12.42¢ |
| 2024 | 45,107 | 915 | $94.75M | 12.69¢ |
| 2025 | 45,167 | 889 | $92.44M | 12.95¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 75 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.59 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 127 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: 535 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 355 GWh
Winter peak demand: 138 MW
Energy losses: 1.3% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 0.0% of 45,167 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 505 installations, 2.7 MW of capacity
Counties served
Rio Arriba, NMSan Juan, NM
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- Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc - 21,230 customers, residential 17.39¢
- Otero County Electric Coop Inc - 20,763 customers, residential 19.56¢
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- Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc - 14,927 customers, residential 9.79¢
All New Mexico utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #6204 in the EIA frame.