Power Outages in Lander County, NV
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Lander County, NV across 1 reported incident. Sierra Pacific Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 22.8 hours.
Lander County, NV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nevada/lander-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lander County, NV", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nevada/lander-county
0.0%of this county's ~3,231 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 Lander 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89820 | 64 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 89310 | ≤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 Lander County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lander County right now.
Lander County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 12, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×4
- Blowing Dust Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
- Hydrologic Outlook ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Lander 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 Lander Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lander County went about 22.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,984 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 22.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,884 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 115 | 2,967 | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 195 | 812 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 231 | 1,502 | 13.8 |
| 2018 | 249 | 2,984 | 13.4 |
| 2019 | 264 | 2,984 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 212 | 862 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 232 | 2,743 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 262 | 1,710 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 274 | 2,984 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | 314 | 2,877 | 16.9 |
| 2025 | 232 | 2,884 | 22.8 |
Cost of power in Lander County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lander 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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 11.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lander County: FAQ
- How often does Lander County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lander County, NV logged 232 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 22.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lander County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,984 customers without power, beginning September 21, 2018 and lasting about 4h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Lander County, NV right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lander County, NV?
- Tracked electric providers include Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lander County.
89310, 89820
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/32015 and /api/v1/counties/32015/history. Live data as of .