Power Outages in Lyon County, NV
Sierra Pacific Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Lyon County, NV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nevada/lyon-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lyon County, NV". https://massoutage.com/nevada/lyon-county
Sierra Pacific Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~28,560 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 Lyon 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89403 | 455 | 12 | 403 | ≤11 |
| 89408 | 369 | ≤11 | 339 | ≤11 |
| 89429 | 255 | ≤11 | 233 | ≤11 |
| 89447 | 227 | ≤11 | 205 | ≤11 |
| 89444 | 116 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 89430 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 89428 | ≤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 Lyon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lyon County right now.
Lyon County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×4
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Lyon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lyon County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,835 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 11,835 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 280 | 2,452 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 503 | 4,713 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 473 | 5,443 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 511 | 3,313 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 497 | 3,818 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 477 | 2,706 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 424 | 2,374 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 457 | 3,503 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 547 | 11,835 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 430 | 5,380 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 403 | 8,199 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Lyon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lyon 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 winter weather exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lyon County: FAQ
- How often does Lyon County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lyon County, NV logged 403 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lyon County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,835 customers without power, beginning January 1, 2023 and lasting about 5d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Lyon County, NV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lyon County, NV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lyon County, NV?
- Tracked electric providers include Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lyon County.
89403, 89428, 89429, 89430, 89444, 89447
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/32019 and /api/v1/counties/32019/history.