Power Out Map
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Power outage history

Nevada

2.1hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 49th of 51.

Largest outage on record Winter storm, January 1, 2023 73,664 customers out · 5% of the state
Electricity customers 1,423,039 Across 17 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2025 3.7 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where Nevada goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Esmeralda30 h
  2. 2Eureka18 h
  3. 3Lander12 h
  4. 4Mineral12 h
  5. 5Douglas8.2 h
  6. 6Humboldt8.0 h
  7. 7Storey7.6 h
  8. 8Pershing5.9 h
  9. 9Washoe4.2 h
  10. 10Lyon3.7 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Clark1.2 h
  2. 2Nye1.7 h
  3. 3Elko2.8 h
  4. 4Churchill2.8 h
  5. 5Carson City3.1 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 2 4 6 8 ’15 ’16 ’17 1.6 ’18 1.3 ’19 1.2 ’20 1.6 ’21 1.6 ’22 3.0 ’23 2.6 ’24 3.7 ’25 US 6.6

The record

Nevada's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Dec 31, 2022 Winter storm 73,664 5.2%
Aug 12, 2018 Thunderstorms 54,855 3.9%
Mar 30, 2017 Windstorm 49,889 3.5%
Feb 13, 2021 Thunderstorms 40,705 2.9%
Mar 2, 2024 Windstorm 37,231 2.6%
Nov 10, 2015 Winter storm 37,008 2.6%
Nov 5, 2025 Windstorm 31,585 2.2%
Jul 1, 2025 Thunderstorms 31,241 2.2%

Every county

All 17 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Esmeralda 30 82 334
Eureka 18 34 946
Lander 12 78 2,984
Mineral 12 89 2,219
Douglas 8.2 39 24,125
Humboldt 8.0 51 9,456
Storey 7.6 15 2,094
Pershing 5.9 38 2,671
Washoe 4.2 3 244,311
Lyon 3.7 16 28,135
Carson City 3.1 6 30,607
Churchill 2.8 18 12,212
Elko 2.8 28 19,257
Nye 1.7 5 26,896
Clark 1.2 1 1,008,802
Lincoln – 0 2,295
White Pine – 0 5,695

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in Nevada

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Nevada Power Co Investor Owned 71 54 13.1 933k
Sierra Pacific Power Co Investor Owned 288 240 13.7 335k
Sunrun Inc. Behind the Meter – – 16.7 25k
Valley Electric Assn, Inc Cooperative 93 50 15.3 23k
Overton Power District No 5 Political Subdivision 13 13 12.5 16k
Tesla Inc. Behind the Meter – – 12.5 12k
City of Boulder City Municipal 345 34 10.7 7.2k
Mt Wheeler Power, Inc Cooperative – – 9.4 5.2k
Wells Rural Electric Co Cooperative – – 10.2 4.7k
Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc Cooperative – – 11.3 1.6k
SunPower Capital, LLC Behind the Meter – – 14.8 1.5k
Palmetto Solar, LLC Behind the Meter – – 15.6 1.5k