Power Outages in Elko County, NV
As of October 19, 2026 07:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc and Sierra Pacific Power Co in Elko County, NV. Wells Rural Electric Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Mt Wheeler Power, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.3 hours.
Elko County, NV is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nevada/elko-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:35 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Elko County, NV", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nevada/elko-county
No active outages are reported by Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc and Sierra Pacific Power Co in Elko County.
Wells Rural Electric Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Mt Wheeler Power, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
9.3%of this county's ~19,257 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Mt Wheeler Power, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Wells Rural Electric Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,791 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Wells Rural Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mt Wheeler Power, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc and Sierra Pacific Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Elko 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89801 | 379 | ≤11 | 359 | ≤11 |
| 89815 | 202 | 0 | 194 | ≤11 |
| 89822 | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 89835 | 35 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 89883 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 89832 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 89825 | 14 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 89833 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 89830 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89828 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89823 | ≤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 Elko County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Elko County right now.
Elko County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
- Winter Weather Advisory ×2
Latest Elko County, NV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 12h 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 148 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 7,195 customers out (99% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 264 customers out (3.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Elko County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Elko County went about 11.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,290 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 11.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 7,290 customers out) · decade average 8.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 254 | 5,244 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 441 | 5,603 | 15.3 |
| 2017 | 351 | 7,290 | 16.6 |
| 2018 | 335 | 4,075 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 364 | 4,487 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 355 | 7,290 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 292 | 2,590 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 336 | 7,152 | 7.6 |
| 2023 | 380 | 7,290 | 10.4 |
| 2024 | 350 | 6,055 | 8.3 |
| 2025 | 309 | 3,277 | 11.3 |
Cost of power in Elko County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Elko 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
- Mt Wheeler Power, Inc9.4¢5,175 cust
- Wells Rural Electric Co10.2¢4,653 cust
- Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc11.3¢1,568 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 · 8.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Elko County: FAQ
- How often does Elko County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Elko County, NV logged 309 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Elko County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,290 customers without power, beginning January 3, 2017 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Elko County, NV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Elko County, NV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Elko County, NV?
- Tracked electric providers include Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc, Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Elko County.
89801, 89815, 89823, 89825, 89826, 89828, 89830, 89831, 89832, 89833, 89834, 89835, 89883
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 · county | - |
| Mt Wheeler Power, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Wells Rural Electric Co | - | 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/32007 and /api/v1/counties/32007/history.