Power Outages in Carson City, NV
Sierra Pacific Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Carson City, NV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nevada/carson-city
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carson City, NV". https://massoutage.com/nevada/carson-city
Sierra Pacific Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~31,069 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Sierra Pacific Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carson Citywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89701 | 606 | 13 | 533 | ≤11 |
| 89706 | 505 | ≤11 | 462 | ≤11 |
| 89703 | 233 | ≤11 | 213 | ≤11 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Carson City or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Carson City right now.
Carson City has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×4
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Carson City
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Carsonno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carson City went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,038 customers.
The US EIA reports Nevada utilities averaged 2.1 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 5.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 9,209 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 228 | 4,540 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 389 | 11,297 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 348 | 4,521 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 268 | 4,539 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 297 | 14,038 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 311 | 2,191 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 305 | 2,313 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 331 | 6,214 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 375 | 9,209 | 11.2 |
| 2024 | 348 | 2,967 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 243 | 4,254 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Carson City
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carson City, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Sierra Pacific Power Co13.7¢334,961 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Carson City: FAQ
- How often does Carson City, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carson City, NV logged 243 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carson City, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,038 customers without power, beginning November 20, 2019 and lasting about 11h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Carson City, NV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carson City, NV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carson City, NV?
- Tracked electric providers include Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Carson. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Carson City level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carson City.
89701, 89703, 89706
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | 4.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Nevada customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/32510 and /api/v1/counties/32510/history.