2023 Nevada Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Nevada customer went without power for about 3.1 hours, the 31st worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.1
vs prior year
▲ 84%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
4.4M
Peak customers out
73,664
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of NV customers
Counties reporting
15
Nevada year over year
All 15 Nevada counties, 2023
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral County | 22.9 | 51K | 2,219 | 2,219 | 133 |
| 2 | Douglas County | 16.9 | 408K | 24,125 | 14,861 | 527 |
| 3 | Lander County | 15.2 | 45K | 2,984 | 2,984 | 274 |
| 4 | Lyon County | 11.5 | 324K | 28,135 | 11,835 | 547 |
| 5 | Carson City | 11.2 | 342K | 30,607 | 9,209 | 375 |
| 6 | Elko County | 10.4 | 76K | 7,290 | 7,290 | 380 |
| 7 | Pershing County | 10.3 | 28K | 2,671 | 1,838 | 135 |
| 8 | Humboldt County | 9.2 | 87K | 9,456 | 5,199 | 439 |
| 9 | Washoe County | 6.6 | 1.6M | 244,311 | 49,287 | 939 |
| 10 | Storey County | 4.3 | 27K | 6,273 | 858 | 62 |
| 11 | Churchill County | 3.4 | 42K | 12,212 | 7,657 | 269 |
| 12 | Nye County | 2.4 | 63K | 26,896 | 8,678 | 797 |
| 13 | Eureka County | 1.7 | 3,269 | 1,938 | 385 | 37 |
| 14 | Clark County | 1.2 | 1.3M | 1,008,802 | 29,738 | 718 |
| 15 | Esmeralda County | - | 8,181 | - | 403 | 53 |
Biggest Nevada outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washoe County, NV | January 1, 2023 00:00 | January 8, 2023 11:00 | 7d 11h | 49,287 | 1.1M |
| 2 | Clark County, NV | November 4, 2023 22:15 | November 5, 2023 13:45 | 15h 30m | 29,738 | 89K |
| 3 | Clark County, NV | February 22, 2023 05:45 | February 25, 2023 02:15 | 2d 20h | 23,457 | 73K |
| 4 | Clark County, NV | May 10, 2023 02:30 | May 10, 2023 03:45 | 1h 15m | 18,062 | 7,873 |
| 5 | Clark County, NV | April 2, 2023 07:45 | April 4, 2023 09:45 | 2d 2h | 15,178 | 46K |
| 6 | Clark County, NV | April 8, 2023 04:15 | April 9, 2023 06:00 | 1d 1h | 14,963 | 12K |
| 7 | Douglas County, NV | June 13, 2023 17:00 | June 13, 2023 17:45 | 45m | 14,861 | 7,392 |
| 8 | Clark County, NV | February 14, 2023 15:15 | February 15, 2023 13:30 | 22h 15m | 14,562 | 32K |
| 9 | Clark County, NV | January 5, 2023 16:30 | January 7, 2023 07:00 | 1d 14h | 13,586 | 52K |
| 10 | Clark County, NV | July 9, 2023 09:30 | July 10, 2023 01:30 | 16h | 13,241 | 41K |
| 11 | Lyon County, NV | January 1, 2023 00:00 | January 6, 2023 07:15 | 5d 7h | 11,835 | 239K |
| 12 | Clark County, NV | August 7, 2023 10:30 | August 11, 2023 11:45 | 4d 1h | 11,625 | 39K |
| 13 | Washoe County, NV | February 5, 2023 04:45 | February 5, 2023 13:45 | 9h | 10,774 | 33K |
| 14 | Clark County, NV | January 1, 2023 05:30 | January 2, 2023 04:15 | 22h 45m | 10,126 | 13K |
| 15 | Washoe County, NV | July 24, 2023 01:00 | July 24, 2023 05:30 | 4h 30m | 9,560 | 16K |
| 16 | Douglas County, NV | January 1, 2023 00:00 | January 7, 2023 08:00 | 6d 8h | 9,505 | 324K |
| 17 | Clark County, NV | June 24, 2023 13:30 | June 26, 2023 04:45 | 1d 15h | 9,341 | 14K |
| 18 | Carson City, NV | January 1, 2023 00:00 | January 6, 2023 09:30 | 5d 9h | 9,209 | 277K |
| 19 | Nye County, NV | January 1, 2023 05:15 | January 2, 2023 06:15 | 1d 1h | 8,678 | 17K |
| 20 | Washoe County, NV | October 16, 2023 19:30 | October 16, 2023 22:15 | 2h 45m | 8,658 | 2,167 |
| 21 | Clark County, NV | October 17, 2023 22:30 | October 18, 2023 09:15 | 10h 45m | 8,537 | 4,306 |
| 22 | Clark County, NV | September 1, 2023 13:15 | September 5, 2023 01:30 | 3d 12h | 8,419 | 101K |
| 23 | Washoe County, NV | May 14, 2023 02:00 | May 14, 2023 10:30 | 8h 30m | 8,123 | 14K |
| 24 | Washoe County, NV | July 5, 2023 12:00 | July 5, 2023 12:45 | 45m | 8,038 | 6,029 |
| 25 | Churchill County, NV | January 3, 2023 07:00 | January 3, 2023 08:45 | 1h 45m | 7,657 | 9,487 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Nevada's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.