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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in Nevada?

102,403homes in Nevada heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

16 of 17 Nevada counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 30% of their 336,015 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. That is 8.7% of all 1,183,393 Nevada homes. Rank 31 of 35 by count, 32 by share. Washoe County holds the most: 60,869 electric-heated homes at 6,157 heating degree days.

Where Nevada sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. Nevada is outlined.

Nevada: cold counties and electric heat

Nevada cold counties, electric heating
Washoe County195,72531.160,8696,157-3%59.4
Nye County21,94377.116,9215,353-3%16.5
Elko County19,54626.85,2437,405-3%5.1
Carson City23,65218.34,3365,850-4%4.2
Lyon County23,42316.13,7755,570-3%3.7
Douglas County21,09613.02,7406,139-3%2.7
White Pine County3,40767.92,3157,067-2%2.3
Humboldt County6,99726.91,8806,253-3%1.8
Churchill County9,72816.81,6305,529-2%1.6
Lincoln County1,62666.31,0784,554-3%1.1
Lander County2,29620.74766,458-3%0.5
Mineral County1,73221.73765,799-4%0.4
Pershing County1,84717.03145,808-3%0.3
Storey County1,8749.31745,733-3%0.2
Eureka County63026.31667,018-2%0.2
Esmeralda County49322.31105,154-4%0.1

16 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, Washoe County, Nye County, Elko County, hold 81% of the 102,403 electric-heated homes in Nevada cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Nye County at 77%. In the 1 milder Nevada counties the share is 37%, against 30% in the cold ones. The coldest, Elko County, averages 7,405 heating degree days; Nevada as a whole averages 3,600 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, Nevada cold counties, 12 largest

  • Washoe County60,869
  • Nye County16,921
  • Elko County5,243
  • Carson City4,336
  • Lyon County3,775
  • Douglas County2,740
  • White Pine County2,315
  • Humboldt County1,880
  • Churchill County1,630
  • Lincoln County1,078
  • Lander County476
  • Mineral County376

Nevada: the 10 coldest counties

Elko County is coldest at 7,405 heating degree days with 27% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 78,715 electric-heated homes.

Nevada 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Elko County19,54626.87,4057,216
White Pine County3,40767.97,0676,902
Eureka County63026.37,0186,849
Lander County2,29620.76,4586,280
Humboldt County6,99726.96,2536,050
Washoe County195,72531.16,1575,978
Douglas County21,09613.06,1395,941
Carson City23,65218.35,8505,640
Pershing County1,84717.05,8085,646
Mineral County1,73221.75,7995,544

Nevada: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Nye County is highest at 77% and Lyon County is 10th at 16%.

Nevada 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Nye County21,94377.15,3535,181
White Pine County3,40767.97,0676,902
Clark County847,37837.22,6112,511
Washoe County195,72531.16,1575,978
Humboldt County6,99726.96,2536,050
Elko County19,54626.87,4057,216
Lander County2,29620.76,4586,280
Carson City23,65218.35,8505,640
Churchill County9,72816.85,5295,402
Lyon County23,42316.15,5705,397

Winter disconnections and price in Nevada

Nevada utilities logged 1.09 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.73 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 13.15 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 132 dollars in Nevada.

Nevada in the ranking

South Dakota is 29th with 117,036 homes (32.6% of its homes). New Mexico is 30th with 108,308 homes (13.1% of its homes). Maine is 32nd with 59,234 homes (10.1% of its homes). New Hampshire is 33rd with 59,157 homes (10.7% of its homes).

Nevada beside 5 neighbors

Nevada neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
Arizona26,0470.9%1,788
California263,3192.0%2,495
Idaho243,01135.0%6,673
Oregon904,33253.1%5,563
Utah180,09216.4%6,521

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Questions

How many Nevada homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

102,403 homes, 8.7% of 1,183,393 occupied Nevada homes, in 16 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which Nevada county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

Washoe County, with 60,869 of its 195,725 homes (31%) at 6,157 normal heating degree days.

Which Nevada county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Elko County, at 7,405 normal heating degree days: 5,243 of 19,546 homes (27%).

How far did the last decade run from the Nevada normal?

Nevada cold counties averaged 3.0% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_nevada,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Nevada winter exposure: 102,403 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/nevada.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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