2023 KCEC  Substation Preventative Maintenance

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative continues with the series of PLANNED POWER and INTERNET OUTAGES during August and September to allow crews to perform preventive maintenance on all substations within the service territory in preparation for the winter months.

The following is a schedule of dates, times and affected areas for performing the maintenance on the corresponding substations. These are part of the planned outages for preventive maintenance for 2023:

Arroyo Hondo Substation

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Time: 3:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m.

Affected areas: Arroyo Hondo, Hondo Mesa, Cabresto Canyon,

San Cristobal, Lama, Questa (North on Hwy 522 up to Questa

Parish Center at Abra Rd. – North), Des Montes, Valdez, and Taos

Ski Valley, Rim Rd off Hwy 64

Ojo Caliente Substation

Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Time: 300 a.m. – 5:00 a.m.

Affected areas: Ojo Caliente, El Rito, Vallecitos, Canon Plaza, La

Petaca, La Madera, Las Tablas, Shadow Mountain and Servilleta

Red River Substation

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Time: 3:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m.

Affected areas: Town of Red River, Cottonwood Park, Upper Red

River (Tall Pines Resort), Bitter Creek, Red River Ski Area, Red

River Sewer Plant, and Moly Corp. Guard shack Office

Bobcat Substation

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Time: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Affected areas: Shadow Mountain & Bobcat Pass Area

Talpa Substation 

Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023 

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 

Affected Areas: No members will be affected.

Eagle Nest Substation

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Time: 1:00 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

Affected Areas: Eagle Nest, Ute Park, Idlewild, Elizabeth Town,

Moreno Ranch, Libus Ranch, Lakeview Pines, and American Creek

Angel Fire Substation Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Time: 3:30 a.m. – 5:00 a.m.

Affected Areas: Angel Fire, Taos Pines, Black Lake, Black Lake Resorts, Val Verde


Subdivision, Elk Meadows and Hidden Lake

Sunshine Substation

Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Time: 1:00 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

Affected areas: Questa (Northbound from Wildcat’s Den at Abra Road on Highway 522), North to Sunshine Valley, El Rito (Latir Road), Cerro, and Costilla.

Amalia Substation

Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Time: 3:30 a.m. – 5:00 a.m.

Affected Areas: Amalia and Ventero

Penasco Substation

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023

Time: 4:30 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.

Affected Areas: Penasco, Rodarte, Llano de San Juan, Llano Largo, Llano de la Llegua, Chamisal, Tres Ritos, Trampas, Rio Lucio, Placitas & Rock Wall

Los Cordovas 1 Substation 

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Affected Areas: No members will be affected.

Los Cordovas 2 Substation 

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023 

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Affected Areas: No members will be affected.

No Agua Substation

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Time: 4:30 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.

Affected areas: Residents and businesses in Tres Piedras, Los Pinos, the towers in San Antonio Mountain, Old Barbar Ranch and consumers that are from Montoso Rd to Hwy 285