Power Outages in Douglas County, NV
Sierra Pacific Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for NV Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.7 hours.
Douglas County, NV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nevada/douglas-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Douglas County, NV". https://massoutage.com/nevada/douglas-county
Sierra Pacific Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for NV Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~24,489 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: NV Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NV Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Douglas Countywho 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89460 | 346 | ≤11 | 309 | ≤11 |
| 89423 | 313 | ≤11 | 272 | 0 |
| 89410 | 299 | ≤11 | 265 | ≤11 |
| 89705 | 101 | ≤11 | 93 | 0 |
| 89448 | 60 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 89449 | 40 | 0 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 89411 | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 89413 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
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 Douglas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Douglas County right now.
Douglas County 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 Douglas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Douglas County went about 18.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 24,125 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 18.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 24,125 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 209 | 7,215 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 387 | 5,418 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 425 | 8,796 | 11.7 |
| 2018 | 316 | 17,841 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 417 | 8,486 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 457 | 2,759 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 407 | 3,596 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | 457 | 22,149 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 527 | 14,861 | 16.9 |
| 2024 | 465 | 14,331 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 331 | 24,125 | 18.7 |
Cost of power in Douglas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Douglas County, 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 wildfire exposure · 8.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Douglas County: FAQ
- How often does Douglas County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Douglas County, NV logged 331 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Douglas County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 24,125 customers without power, beginning March 5, 2025 and lasting about 8h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Douglas County, NV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Douglas County, NV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Douglas County, NV?
- Tracked electric providers include NV Energy, Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Douglas County.
89410, 89411, 89413, 89423, 89448, 89449, 89460, 89705
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 | - |
| NV Energy | - | No live feed | - |
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/32005 and /api/v1/counties/32005/history.