Power outages in Elko, NV
Live outages for Elko and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Elko has 21,019 residents.
Right now
No live outage data for Elko yet.
Outage map
ElkoElko County
Outage history in Elko County, which includes Elko
2014–2025 recordElko County averaged 41 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Nevada counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 43. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting April 27, 2025.
The largest on record began February 11, 2020, with 11,916 customers out at once.
41significant outages a year (2023–2025)
i
At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.2 hourstypical (median) length
i
Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.31 hourslongest on record (February 2017)
11,916most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2020 | 11,916 | 45 minutes | 8,529 |
| March 10, 2023 | 11,855 | 6.5 hours | 33,757 |
| February 7, 2017 | 8,701 | 7.5 hours | 13,243 |
| February 17, 2022 | 7,152 | 15 minutes | 1,788 |
| January 4, 2017 | 6,133 | 3 hours | 8,105 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.