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2016 Nevada Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Nevada customer went without power for about 1.3 hours — the 42nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.3
Peak customers out
39,644
Rank (worst state)
42nd
Counties affected
15

Nevada outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

1.0h20151.3h20161.9h20171.7h20181.3h20191.2h20201.7h20211.7h20223.1h20232.7h20243.8h2025

Hardest-hit Nevada counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Clark County39,6442Washoe County14,3063Carson City11,2974Elko County5,6035Douglas County5,4186Churchill County4,7167Lyon County4,7138Mineral County2,3919Pershing County1,55910Humboldt County1,09411Storey County83312Lander County81213Nye County61214Esmeralda County60815Eureka County125

Biggest Nevada outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Clark CountyApril 15, 201639,644
Clark CountyApril 4, 201619,213
Clark CountyNovember 18, 201615,284
Clark CountyAugust 3, 201615,268
Washoe CountyOctober 14, 201614,306
Clark CountyJuly 10, 201613,553
Clark CountyMarch 9, 201613,370
Clark CountyMarch 1, 201613,295
Carson CityAugust 31, 201611,297
Clark CountyJune 19, 201610,715
Nevada by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.