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2023 Nevada Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Nevada customer went without power for about 3.1 hours — the 31st worst of any US state that year, 1.6× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.1
Peak customers out
49,287
Rank (worst state)
31st
Counties affected
15

Nevada outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Nevada counties in 2023

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

1Washoe County49,2872Clark County29,7383Douglas County14,8614Elko County11,8555Lyon County11,8356Carson City9,2097Nye County8,6788Churchill County7,6579Humboldt County5,19910Lander County3,23111Mineral County2,53112Pershing County1,83813Storey County85814Esmeralda County40315Eureka County385

Biggest Nevada outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Washoe CountyJanuary 1, 202349,287
Clark CountyNovember 4, 202329,738
Clark CountyFebruary 22, 202323,457
Clark CountyMay 10, 202318,062
Clark CountyApril 2, 202315,178
Clark CountyApril 8, 202314,963
Douglas CountyJune 13, 202314,861
Clark CountyFebruary 14, 202314,562
Clark CountyJanuary 5, 202313,586
Clark CountyJuly 9, 202313,241
Nevada by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.