Power Outages in Nye County, NV
Nevada Power Co, Sierra Pacific Power Co and Valley Electric Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Mt Wheeler Power, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Nye County, NV is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nye County, NV". https://massoutage.com/nevada/nye-county
Nevada Power Co, Sierra Pacific Power Co and Valley Electric Assn, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Mt Wheeler Power, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~27,257 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Mt Wheeler Power, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Nevada Power Co, Sierra Pacific Power Co, Valley Electric Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valley Electric Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mt Wheeler Power, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Nye 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89048 | 643 | 15 | 540 | ≤11 |
| 89060 | 288 | ≤11 | 244 | ≤11 |
| 89061 | 180 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 89049 | 77 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 89045 | 25 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 89020 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 89003 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 89409 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89314 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 89022 | ≤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 Nye County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Nye County right now.
Nye County has been under 44 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×17
- Flood Watch ×9
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Hydrologic Outlook ×2
Latest Nye County, NV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 782 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,186 customers out (4.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Nye County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nye County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,678 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 8,146 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38 | 68 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 93 | 612 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 95 | 930 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 119 | 1,365 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 140 | 1,679 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 602 | 3,437 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 536 | 2,150 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 672 | 8,146 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 797 | 8,678 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 735 | 2,061 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 692 | 1,217 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Nye County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nye 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.
- Nevada Power Co13.1¢933,357 cust
- Sierra Pacific Power Co13.7¢334,961 cust
- Valley Electric Assn, Inc15.3¢22,728 cust
- Mt Wheeler Power, Inc9.4¢5,175 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 winter weather exposure · 1.4 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 Nye County: FAQ
- How often does Nye County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nye County, NV logged 692 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nye County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,678 customers without power, beginning January 1, 2023 and lasting about 1d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Nye County, NV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Nye County, NV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Nye 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 Nye County.
89003, 89020, 89022, 89045, 89048, 89049, 89060, 89061, 89314, 89409
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 | - |
| Nevada Power Co | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mt Wheeler Power, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
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/32023 and /api/v1/counties/32023/history.