Nevada Power Co, NV
Power reliability at Nevada Power Co
Power from Nevada Power Co went out 0.7 times last year across its Nevada territory, 71 minutes in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 44% less outage time than the Nevada state average of 2.1 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 1.8 hours. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 1,113,426 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Nevada Power Co's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Nevada Power Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 1,113,426 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Nevada average instead of just this one utility? Nevada's statewide record is here. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.