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2017 Nevada Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Nevada customer went without power for about 1.9 hours — the 39th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.9
Peak customers out
48,852
Rank (worst state)
39th
Counties affected
15

Nevada outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nevada counties in 2017

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

1Clark County48,8522Washoe County12,0383Elko County11,7914Douglas County8,7965Lyon County5,4436Carson City4,5217Humboldt County4,0618Churchill County3,9399Mineral County2,20010Pershing County1,77611Lander County1,50212Storey County96113Nye County93014Esmeralda County61015Eureka County96

Biggest Nevada outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Clark CountyMarch 30, 201748,852
Clark CountyMarch 5, 201721,488
Clark CountyJanuary 19, 201714,139
Clark CountyOctober 5, 201712,564
Washoe CountyJanuary 8, 201712,038
Elko CountyOctober 7, 201711,791
Elko CountyJanuary 3, 201711,614
Clark CountyMarch 28, 201711,542
Clark CountyApril 3, 201711,290
Clark CountyJune 11, 20179,755
Nevada by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.