Power Outages in Esmeralda County, NV
Sierra Pacific Power Co and Valley Electric Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures.
Esmeralda County, NV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/nevada/esmeralda-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Esmeralda County, NV". https://massoutage.com/nevada/esmeralda-county
Sierra Pacific Power Co and Valley Electric Assn, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~339 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Sierra Pacific Power Co, Valley Electric Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valley Electric Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Esmeralda 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89013 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 89047 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89010 | ≤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 Esmeralda County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Esmeralda County right now.
Esmeralda County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Esmeralda County, NV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 310 customers out (93% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Esmeralda County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports Nevada utilities averaged 2.1 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 304 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 304 | 10.0 |
| 2016 | 32 | 608 | - |
| 2017 | 39 | 610 | - |
| 2018 | 23 | 743 | - |
| 2019 | 77 | 1,703 | - |
| 2020 | 70 | 360 | - |
| 2021 | 37 | 396 | - |
| 2022 | 49 | 405 | - |
| 2023 | 53 | 403 | - |
| 2024 | 40 | 225 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 74 | 452 | - |
Cost of power in Esmeralda County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Esmeralda 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
- Valley Electric Assn, Inc15.3¢22,728 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.
Very Low high winds exposure · 6.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Esmeralda County: FAQ
- How often does Esmeralda County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Esmeralda County, NV logged 74 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in Esmeralda County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,703 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2019 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Esmeralda County, NV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Esmeralda County, NV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Esmeralda County, NV?
- Tracked electric providers include Sierra Pacific Power Co, Valley Electric Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Esmeralda County.
89010, 89013, 89047
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 | - |
| Valley Electric Assn, Inc | 1.5 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/32009 and /api/v1/counties/32009/history.