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2021 Nevada Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Nevada customer went without power for about 1.7 hours — the 48th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.7
Peak customers out
40,695
Rank (worst state)
48th
Counties affected
15

Nevada outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nevada counties in 2021

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

1Clark County40,6952Washoe County21,2463Churchill County7,7304Douglas County3,5965Humboldt County2,8056Lander County2,7437Elko County2,5908Mineral County2,5419Lyon County2,37410Carson City2,31311Nye County2,15012Pershing County1,79713Storey County79214Esmeralda County39615Eureka County377

Biggest Nevada outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Clark CountyFebruary 13, 202140,695
Washoe CountyJune 18, 202121,246
Clark CountyApril 22, 202115,888
Clark CountyApril 3, 202115,840
Clark CountyJuly 25, 202114,747
Clark CountyFebruary 9, 202113,743
Clark CountyOctober 31, 202113,243
Clark CountyOctober 11, 202111,420
Clark CountyApril 30, 202110,601
Clark CountyDecember 13, 202110,339
Nevada by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.