Nevada averaged 0.24 times the US outage time per person
That ranks 49 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. January and August made up 29% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.
Lander County had the most outage time per resident of 11 rated counties.
Counties ranked by outage time
| Rank | County | Major outages per year | Longest (hours) | Times US rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lander County | 0.8 | 16 | 1.18 |
| 2 | Douglas County | 1.6 | 81 | 1.15 |
| 3 | Humboldt County | 1.0 | 13 | 0.76 |
| 4 | Lyon County | 0.6 | 82 | 0.55 |
| 5 | Pershing County | 0.2 | 9 | 0.53 |
| 6 | Washoe County | 2.9 | 125 | 0.49 |
| 7 | Carson City | 0.6 | 94 | 0.45 |
| 8 | Elko County | 0.3 | 14 | 0.34 |
| 9 | Churchill County | 0.2 | 8 | 0.29 |
| 10 | Nye County | 0.4 | 10 | 0.21 |
| 11 | Clark County | 0.3 | 57 | 0.14 |
Rank uses outage time per resident. Times US rate compares each county with the national average.
When outages hit Nevada
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These counties have short histories, very small populations, or customer counts that look too high for the population.
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