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2020 Nevada Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Nevada customer went without power for about 1.2 hours — the 50th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.2
Peak customers out
17,341
Rank (worst state)
50th
Counties affected
17

Nevada outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nevada counties in 2020

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

1Clark County17,3412Elko County11,9163Washoe County9,5974Humboldt County5,1705Nye County3,4376Douglas County2,7597Lyon County2,7068Churchill County2,5709Carson City2,19110Pershing County1,55311Lander County86212Storey County78113Mineral County64214Eureka County37015Esmeralda County36016Lincoln County3517White Pine County8

Biggest Nevada outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Clark CountyMay 12, 202017,341
Clark CountyNovember 17, 202015,572
Clark CountySeptember 26, 202013,097
Elko CountyFebruary 11, 202011,916
Clark CountyOctober 22, 202011,910
Washoe CountyJuly 13, 20209,597
Washoe CountyNovember 17, 20209,264
Clark CountyApril 29, 20209,119
Clark CountyJuly 31, 20208,569
Washoe CountyJune 27, 20208,471
Nevada by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.