Power Outages in Humboldt County, NV
Is there a power outage in Humboldt County, NV right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Humboldt County, NV across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for NV Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Humboldt County, NV is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.6 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nevada/humboldt-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Humboldt County, NV", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nevada/humboldt-county
Not counted: no live feed for NV Energy.
Report an outage in Humboldt County, NV
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Sierra Pacific Power Co, NV Energy and Harney Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
15%of this county's ~9,597 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harney Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 2 | 1,409 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| NV Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Harney Electric 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 Humboldt 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89445 | 258 | ≤11 | 236 | ≤11 |
| 89426 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 89425 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89414 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89404 | ≤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 Humboldt County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Humboldt County right now.
Humboldt County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×4
- Blowing Dust Advisory ×2
- Dust Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Humboldt County, NV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 508 customers out (5.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 143 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Humboldt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Humboldt Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Humboldt County went about 23.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,373 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 23.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 8,373 customers out) · decade average 6.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 167 | 1,983 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 374 | 1,094 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 324 | 4,061 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 337 | 2,677 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 333 | 7,881 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 354 | 5,170 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 398 | 2,805 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 378 | 2,168 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 439 | 5,199 | 9.2 |
| 2024 | 402 | 4,867 | 10.5 |
| 2025 | 310 | 8,373 | 23.6 |
Cost of power in Humboldt County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Humboldt 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 6.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Humboldt County: FAQ
- How often does Humboldt County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Humboldt County, NV logged 310 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Humboldt County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,373 customers without power, beginning August 24, 2025 and lasting about 11h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Humboldt County, NV right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Humboldt County, NV across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for NV Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Humboldt County, NV?
- Tracked electric providers include Harney Electric Coop, Inc, NV Energy, Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Humboldt County.
89404, 89414, 89425, 89426, 89438, 89445, 89446
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Humboldt County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Nevada →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | 4.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| NV Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Harney Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/32013 and /api/v1/counties/32013/history. Live data as of .