Power outages in Esmeralda County, NV
We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Esmeralda County yet. Sierra Pacific Power Co and Valley Electric Assn, Inc serve this county.
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No live outage data for Esmeralda County yet.
Sierra Pacific Power Cono live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Valley Electric Assn, Incno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outline
Outage history in Esmeralda County
2014–2025 recordEsmeralda County averaged 6.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Nevada counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 9. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 9.5 hours, starting August 23, 2025.
The largest on record began February 16, 2019, with 1,703 customers out at once.
6.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.17 hourslongest on record (November 2019)
1,703most 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. |
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| February 16, 2019 | 1,703 | 3 hours | 4,423 |
| September 27, 2018 | 743 | 1.5 hours | 912 |
| March 24, 2018 | 719 | 15 minutes | 180 |
| January 6, 2017 | 610 | 1.5 hours | 740 |
| December 24, 2016 | 608 | 1.5 hours | 333 |
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.
Utilities
- Sierra Pacific Power Co no live feed
- Valley Electric Assn, Inc no live feed
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