Sierra Pacific Power Co: rates, outages and net metering

In Nevada, Sierra Pacific Power Co bills 381,873 accounts, 86.6% residential, as an investor owned utility. It connects 43.4 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 5.0 times the national median.

Tracy Power Plant natural gas generating station east of Sparks, Nevada — Tracy Power Plant, Interstate 80, East of Sparks, Nevada. Photo by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

Sierra Pacific Power Co: 687 kWh a month costs roughly $100 in energy at 14.52 ¢/kWh, -3.2% on the Nevada average of 15.00 ¢.

It connects 43.4 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 5.0 times the national median.

Rooftop solar on the Sierra Pacific Power Co grid

Net-metered homes per 1,000: 43.45.0x the national median of 8.7

Net metering stands out at Sierra Pacific Power Co: 14,359 residential installations on 330,891 home accounts, 43.4 per 1,000. That is place 3 of 3 Nevada utilities and 5.0 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 135.7 MW, an average of 9.1 kW each.

How it compares

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Sierra Pacific Power Co, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Sierra Pacific Power CoLowest in this table	14.52 ¢/kWh	9.88 ¢/kWh	$100at 687 kWh	102 minSAIDI
Nevada average against this company, which is 1 of 3 on price	+0.48 ¢/kWhcompany 3.2% below	+0.31 ¢/kWhcompany 3.1% below	+$3a month at 687 kWh	-58 mincompany 58 above
Nevada Power Co	15.33 ¢/kWhcompany 5.3% below	7.48 ¢/kWhcompany 32.0% above	$1056 more than company	52 mincompany 50 above

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Sierra Pacific Power Co: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Sierra Pacific Power Co; 2024 stays the latest year.

Sierra Pacific Power Co 2024 against Nevada 2025: +1.37 ¢14.52 ¢ for Sierra Pacific Power Co in 2024, 13.15 ¢ for Nevada in 2025

Sierra Pacific Power Co has no 2025 early-release row; for its 330,891 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 14.52 ¢/kWh and 102 SAIDI minutes.

Carbon context

Sierra Pacific Power Co serves 330,891 homes in Nevada. At 687 kWh a month that is about 200 kg of CO₂, or 2,401 kg a year, at the Nevada plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Nevada generation mix.

Sierra Pacific Power Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.52 ¢ in 2024

11.81 ¢ in 2015, 14.52 ¢ in 2024 (+23.0%); Nevada 12.76 to 15.00 ¢.

Sierra Pacific Power Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Sierra Pacific Power Co	Gap to Nevada residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	11.81	-0.95	-0.84
2016	10.26	-1.15	-2.29
2017	10.53	-1.46	-2.36
2018	11.13	-0.72	-1.74
2019	11.06	-0.94	-1.95
2020	10.18	-1.16	-2.97
2021	10.93	-0.56	-2.73
2022	13.30	-0.48	-1.74
2023	16.10	-0.57	+0.10
2024	14.52	-0.48	-1.96

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Sierra Pacific Power Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

117 min in 2015, 102 in 2024.

Sierra Pacific Power Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Sierra Pacific Power C, no major events	Sierra Pacific Power C, all events
2015	117	275
2016	153	170
2017	219	255
2018	162	162
2019	189	189
2020	100	133
2021	121	161
2022	151	536
2023	162	327
2024	102	403

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 102.1 min

102.1 min, 1.03x the median reporter, rank 342 of 673.

min

Company, no major events102.1
Company, with major events403.3

Sierra Pacific Power Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 11.81 ¢ in 2015 to 14.52 ¢ in 2024, a move of +23.0%: Sierra Pacific Power Co outpaced its state (+17.6%) by 5.4 points, and -7.3 points against the U.S. Sierra Pacific Power Co's sharpest move came in 2022, +21.8%. The high is 16.10 ¢ (2023) and the low 10.18 ¢ (2020). 2024: -9.8% here, -10.0% for the Nevada average. SAIDI at Sierra Pacific Power Co (major events excluded) went from 117 minutes in 2015 to 102 in 2024, -13%, between 100 (2020) and 219 (2017). Sierra Pacific Power Co filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 102 minutes, +3 from that year's median. 2022: 536 minutes with major events, 151 without, the widest gap of any year. Sierra Pacific Power Co has 0 cheaper and 2 higher-priced Nevada peers among 3 with 20,000+ homes. Next higher-priced, Nevada Power Co, bills 15.33 ¢ (+0.81).

A 3.2% discount to Nevada comes with ordinary reliability, 102 minutes or 1.03x the national median.

Home accounts at Sierra Pacific Power Co went from 287,725 in 2015 to 330,891 in 2024, +15.0%. Business customers paid 0.68 times the home price in 2024 (9.88 against 14.52 ¢); the ratio was 0.79 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.02 in 2015 to 1.04 in 2024, between 1.00 and 1.82.

Outages and home price of Sierra Pacific Power Co (EIA utility 17166), 2013 to 2024

Sierra Pacific Power Co customers lost power for 102 minutes in 2024, up from 81 in 2013 (+26%). Its best year was 2013 (81 min), its worst 2017 (219 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Nevada median of 44 minutes in 2024, Sierra Pacific Power Co was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Sierra Pacific Power Co home paid 14.90 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 15.49 ¢ in 2013, −3.8%; the bill itself went 11.21 ¢ to 14.52 ¢ (+29.5%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,859 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,788 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 7th cheapest of 9 in 2013, 9th of 12 in 2024 among Nevada utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Sierra Pacific Power Co outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 102 in 2024

Sierra Pacific Power Co at 102 min in 2024 and the Nevada median at 44.

Sierra Pacific Power Co home price since 2013: −3.8% after inflation

Sierra Pacific Power Co: 14.90 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.52 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Sierra Pacific Power Co, EIA utility 17166, year by year among Nevada utilities

Sierra Pacific Power Co 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Sierra Pacific Pow	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Sierra Pacific	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Sierra Pacific	Nevada median SAIDI
2013	11.21	15.49	7 of 9	81	0.87	–	81
2014	12.04	16.38	7 of 9	143	1.24	4 of 4	56
2015	11.81	16.04	8 of 10	117	1.02	–	46
2016	10.26	13.77	4 of 11	153	1.30	4 of 4	55
2017	10.53	13.83	5 of 11	219	1.82	4 of 4	52
2018	11.13	14.27	6 of 11	162	1.70	4 of 4	58
2019	11.06	13.93	7 of 14	189	1.72	4 of 4	48
2020	10.18	12.66	4 of 12	100	1.00	4 of 4	38
2021	10.93	12.98	6 of 11	121	1.03	4 of 4	51
2022	13.30	14.63	9 of 11	151	1.35	4 of 4	42
2023	16.10	17.01	9 of 11	162	1.41	4 of 4	48
2024	14.52	14.90	9 of 12	102	1.04	5 of 5	44

Sierra Pacific Power Co, EIA utility 17166: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Nevada real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 381,87325.6% of Nevada total
Residential accounts: 330,89125.2% of Nevada homes
Commercial accounts: 49,44312.9% of the base
Residential rate: 14.52 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 3, -3.2% against the state
Commercial rate: 9.88 ¢/kWhplace 4 of 5, -3.1% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 102.1 minbetter than 49% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.041.03x the median
SAIDI with major events: 403.3 min74.7% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 135.7 MW14,910 installations
Counties served: 14all in Nevada
Average residential use: 8,239 kWh/yr687 a month
Implied monthly bill: $100-$13 on the U.S. rate, 687 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +23.0%11.81 to 14.52 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -13%117 min in 2015, 102 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Sierra Pacific Power Co

Sierra Pacific Power Co sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Nevada ¢/kWh
Residential	330,891	14.52	-0.48
Commercial	49,443	9.88	-0.31

Year by year, Sierra Pacific Power Co

Year	Home accounts, Sierra Pacific Power C	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	287,725	11.81	9.27	0.79	117	1.02
2016	291,401	10.26	7.80	0.76	153	1.30
2017	294,966	10.53	8.09	0.77	219	1.82
2018	299,602	11.13	8.45	0.76	162	1.70
2019	304,413	11.06	8.35	0.75	189	1.72
2020	309,987	10.18	7.72	0.76	100	1.00
2021	316,299	10.93	8.45	0.77	121	1.03
2022	321,309	13.30	10.52	0.79	151	1.35
2023	325,571	16.10	11.79	0.73	162	1.41
2024	330,891	14.52	9.88	0.68	102	1.04

Peers of Sierra Pacific Power Co in Nevada, place 1 of 3 on home price

Utility near Sierra Pacific Power Co on price	SAIDI min, gap to Sierra Pacific Power Co	Home ¢, gap to Sierra Pacific Power Co	Gap % to Sierra Pacific Power Co	Accounts, Sierra Pacific Power Co = 1
1. Sierra Pacific Power Co (this utility)	102	14.52	-	1.00
2. Nevada Power Co	-50	+0.81	+5.6%	2.71
3. Valley Electric Assn, Inc	-58	+2.21	+15.2%	0.07

Who buys Sierra Pacific Power Co's electricity

Class at Sierra Pacific Power Co	Accounts	Of Sierra Pacific Power Co accounts	Of Sierra Pacific Power Co MWh sold	kWh a year per Sierra Pacific Power Co account
Residential	330,891	86.6%	23.5%	8,239
Commercial	49,443	12.9%	35.9%	84,346
Industrial and other	1,539	0.40%	40.6%	3,067,926

Sierra Pacific Power Co among Berkshire Hathaway Energy group

Sierra Pacific Power Co and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Sierra Pacific Power Co	Home ¢, gap to Sierra Pacific Power Co	Accounts, Sierra Pacific Power Co = 1
1. MidAmerican Energy Co (IA)	-14	-3.51	1.93
2. PacifiCorp (UT)	+7	-2.00	2.77
3. Sierra Pacific Power Co (NV, this utility)	102	14.52	1.00
4. Nevada Power Co (NV)	-50	+0.81	2.71

Sierra Pacific Power Co: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Sierra Pacific Power Co	Nevada context	Sierra Pacific Power Co detail
Sierra Pacific Power Co home meters on AMI	99.6%	Nevada 96.0%	345,263 of 346,503 meters
Homes with daily digital access	239,676	Nevada figure not published	72% of the 330,891 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Sierra Pacific Power Co homes	Offered	2 of 3 Nevada utilities offer one	3,986 homes on dynamic pricing, 1.20% of 330,891
Net-metered installations	14,910	96% residential	43.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Sierra Pacific Power Co

kWh	Share of a 687 kWh month	Cost a month at 14.52 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	36%	$36.30	-$4.90	$436
500	73%	$72.59	-$9.81	$871
750	109%	$108.89	-$14.71	$1,307
1,000	146%	$145.18	-$19.62	$1,742
1,500	218%	$217.77	-$29.43	$2,613
2,000	291%	$290.36	-$39.24	$3,484

Outage record, Sierra Pacific Power Co

Measure, Sierra Pacific Power	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	102.1	403.3	1.70 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.040	2.340	0.96 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	98.1	172.4	1.64 h

Territory of Sierra Pacific Power Co

14 Nevada counties, region WECC:

Nevada other states: 14 of 14 counties of Sierra Pacific Power Co drawn

Sierra Pacific Power Co: 14 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Carson City
Churchill
Douglas
Elko
Esmeralda
Eureka
Humboldt
Lander
Lyon
Mineral
Nye
Pershing
Storey
Washoe

Questions on Sierra Pacific Power Co

How many customers does Sierra Pacific Power Co serve in Nevada?

381,873 accounts in 2024: residential 330,891, commercial 49,443, industrial 1,539.

What is the average residential rate of Sierra Pacific Power Co?

In 2024 homes paid 14.52 cents; against the Nevada average that is -3.2%.

How reliable is Sierra Pacific Power Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 102.1 min and SAIFI 1.04 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.03, CAIDI 98 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Sierra Pacific Power Co grid?

14,910 installations with 135.7 MW, of which residential installations number 14,359.

What is the monthly bill at Sierra Pacific Power Co for average use?

687 kWh at 14.52 cents comes to about $100, energy only.

How does Sierra Pacific Power Co rank on price within Nevada?

Rank 1 of 3 in Nevada on price, -3.2% against the state average; 0 charge less than 14.52 ¢.

What share of Sierra Pacific Power Co sales do homes buy?

Homes take 23.5% of 11,618,080 MWh, commercial accounts 35.9%, industrial and other 40.6%; the 49,443 commercial accounts use 84,346 kWh each, 10.2 times a home.

At Sierra Pacific Power Co, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

345,263 of 346,503 home meters are AMI, 99.6%. Sierra Pacific Power Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 3,986 customers use dynamic pricing, 1.20% of its homes.

Has Sierra Pacific Power Co moved up the Nevada price list since 2015?

1st cheapest of 2 in 2015, 1st of 3 in 2024; its price rose 23.0% while Nevada rose 17.6%.

Where does Sierra Pacific Power Co stand among 3 peers?

Place 3 of 4 on home price at 14.52 ¢ (Berkshire Hathaway Energy group); median 13.52 ¢, cheapest member 11.01 ¢.

Has Sierra Pacific Power Co filed 2025 data with EIA?

Not yet: 14.52 cents and 102 SAIDI minutes (2024) remain the newest Sierra Pacific Power Co record.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Sierra Pacific Power Co at 14.52 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Mecklenburg Electric CooperativeVirginia, 14.50 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
Mississippi Power CoMississippi, 14.47 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ below
City of College StationTexas, 14.57 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ above
Blue Ridge Elec Member CorpNorth Carolina, 14.59 ¢/kWh, 0.07 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

9 home plan records, energy charges: 7.1 to 48.9 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 4, e.g. TOU D-1 Domestic Time-of-Use
Tiered: 2, e.g. D-1 Domestic Service Basic Use

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Sierra Pacific Power Co: rates, outages and net metering

EIA-861 annual report entry for Sierra Pacific Power Co: rates, outages and net metering, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Sierra Pacific Power Co: rates, outages and net metering, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Sierra Pacific Power Co: rates, outages and net metering, the state price average