IOU · Nevada · EIA 13407
Nevada Power Co
IOU · Nevada · 1.0M customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 72 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Nevada Power Co shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 54 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 1.0M customers.
- 72 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.62
- SAIFI 2023
- 54 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 1.0M
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage Nevada Power Co filings show
Nevada Power Co is an investor-owned utility operating in Nevada under EIA identifier 13407. It reports service to approximately 1,014,976 customer accounts and generated about $3.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 118 ZIP codes. Investor ownership puts this utility under the regulatory authority of the state public utility commission, which reviews its rate requests and reliability record.
In 2023, the average Nevada Power Co customer experienced 72.0 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.62, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 53.7 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 72.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
Nevada Power Co has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 52.2 to 72.0 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
Based on this utility's own EIA Form 861 reliability record -- baseline (major-event- excluded) outage duration, total outage duration, and outage frequency -- each benchmarked against every reporting utility nationwide. Not a measure of electricity rates or customer service, which this portal does not track.
72 minutes per customer per year
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Nevada Power Co from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Nevada Power Co SAIDI trend
Nevada Power Co vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
72 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 74% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more utilities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Nevada Power Co sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Nevada Power Co charges more per customer than 74% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 77% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,989/year · Latest SAIDI: 72.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 72.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 52.2 | 39.8 | 0.520 | 1,025,666 |
| 2021 | 82.4 | 52.0 | 0.683 | 1,043,662 |
| 2022 | 62.1 | 52.1 | 0.570 | 1,059,071 |
| 2023 | 72.0 | 53.7 | 0.620 | 1,074,758 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Nevada Power Co serves 118 ZIP codes in Nevada.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Nevada Power Co?
Nevada Power Co had a SAIDI of 72.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Nevada Power Co?
Nevada Power Co is classified as a IOU serving Nevada.
How many customers does Nevada Power Co serve?
Nevada Power Co serves approximately 1,014,976 customers in Nevada.
How has Nevada Power Co's reliability changed over time?
Nevada Power Co has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- IOU
- State
- Nevada
- Customers
- 1,014,976
- Annual Revenue
- $3.03B
- EIA ID
- 13407
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Nevada Power Co. Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.
Similar customer count
Nearest utilities by Form 861 customers (1.0M here), outside Nevada.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (72.0 here), outside Nevada, excluding the customer-peer set.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer · methodology.