Power Outages in Storey 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 1.3 hours.
Storey County, NV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/nevada/storey-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Storey County, NV". https://massoutage.com/nevada/storey-county
Sierra Pacific Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,408 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 Storey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89434 | 388 | ≤11 | 341 | ≤11 |
| 89440 | 20 | ≤11 | 19 | 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 Storey County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Storey County right now.
Storey County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Fire Weather Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Storey County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Storey County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 961 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 858 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 68 | 806 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 110 | 833 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 111 | 961 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 109 | 427 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 63 | 376 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 43 | 781 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 33 | 792 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 35 | 359 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 62 | 858 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 40 | 48 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 19 | 830 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Storey County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Storey 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 · 1.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Storey County: FAQ
- How often does Storey County, NV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Storey County, NV logged 19 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Storey County, NV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 961 customers without power, beginning January 11, 2017 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Storey County, NV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Storey County, NV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Storey County.
89434, 89437, 89440
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/32029 and /api/v1/counties/32029/history.