Power Outages in Mineral County, NV
As of October 19, 2026 03:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Sierra Pacific Power Co in Mineral County, NV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.0 hours.
Mineral County, NV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/nevada/mineral-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mineral County, NV", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/nevada/mineral-county
No active outages are reported by Sierra Pacific Power Co in Mineral County.
0.0%of this county's ~2,575 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Valley Electric Assn, Inc | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sierra Pacific Power Co reportsevery 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 Mineral 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89415 | 83 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 89427 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89422 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89420 | ≤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 Mineral County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mineral County right now.
Mineral County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Lake Wind Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Mineral County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mineral County went about 8.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,219 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 8.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 2,219 customers out) · decade average 9.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64 | 2,178 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 109 | 2,219 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 80 | 2,200 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 80 | 352 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 121 | 2,219 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 112 | 642 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 93 | 2,219 | 19.2 |
| 2022 | 75 | 2,219 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 133 | 2,219 | 22.9 |
| 2024 | 112 | 447 | 11.8 |
| 2025 | 78 | 2,219 | 8.0 |
Cost of power in Mineral County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mineral 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.
Relatively Low winter weather exposure · 9.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Mineral County: FAQ
- How often does Mineral County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mineral County, NV logged 78 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mineral County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,219 customers without power, beginning March 24, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Mineral County, NV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mineral County, NV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mineral 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 Mineral County.
89415, 89420, 89422, 89427
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 | - |
| Valley Electric Assn, Inc | 1.5 hrs | 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/32021 and /api/v1/counties/32021/history.