Washoe County, NV: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Washoe County, Nevada Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Washoe County, NV is $123.79
  • The average electricity rate in Washoe County, NV is 14.32¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Washoe County, NV

The average residential electric bill in Washoe County, NV is $123.79 per month. Washoe County, NV is the 4th most expensive county in Nevada for electricity.

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Washoe County, Nevada Electricity Overview

Washoe County is ranked as the 560th highest producer of electricity out of 3221 counties in the nation for total electricity production, producing 1,560,573 megawatt hours.

Washoe County is the 38th largest producer of solar power by megawatt hours produced in the United States out of 3221 counties.

Customers in Washoe County experience an average of 0.93 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting an average of 100.68 minutes.

As the 1259th highest county in the country for non-renewable production per capita, Washoe County generates -0.02 megawatt hours per person each year.

Consumers in Washoe County use 407.54% of the total amount of the electricity that the county produces.

Washoe County has seen year over year increase of 2.10% for electricity production from solar power.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    6,359,933 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    12.8 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,560,573 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,568,460 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    -7,887 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    3.14 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,343,009,114 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    2,703.62 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Reno

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Reno Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

15.33¢ per kWh

  • 4.29% higher than last month
  • 11.68% lower than November last year
  • 0.37% higher than the Nevada average
  • 10.02% lower than the US average
  • 123rd in the state out of 132 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 6 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 29 since November last year
  • 14,266th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,176 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 9,036 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

15.64¢ per kWh

  • 1.07% lower than last month
  • 8.26% lower than November last year
  • 3.92% higher than the Nevada average
  • 5.19% lower than the US average
  • 123rd in the state out of 132 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since November last year
  • 16,139th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,349 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6,700 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$85.33 per month

  • 26.39% lower than last month
  • 15.99% lower than November last year
  • 7.34% lower than the Nevada average
  • 27.83% lower than the US average
  • 53rd in the state out of 132 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 33 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 33 since November last year
  • 3,039th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 11,769 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6,729 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$134.73 per month

  • 0.99% lower than last month
  • 5.36% lower than November last year
  • 3.38% lower than the Nevada average
  • 5.28% lower than the US average
  • 89th in the state out of 132 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 27 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 31 since November last year
  • 13,809th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 687 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5,770 since November last year

Reno, NV Electricity Overview

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Reno's residents spend, on average, 15.64 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 7.18% more than Nevada's average price of 14.59 cents. The city has an average of 0.93 electrical outages per consumer per year. These outages are on average 100.68 minutes. In contrast, the US average is 1.44 outages per consumer and 123.49 minutes per outage. The city is the 8th highest generating city in the state out of 133 cities, averaging 1.06 megawatt hours produced per customer in the city each year.

Reno is home to 4 electricity plants, which is the 2nd highest number of plants within a city in Nevada. As the 4th worst ranked city out of 133 cities in the state, the city releases 898,557,288.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 121st highest in Nevada for emissions per resident from electricity use, with an average of 3,286.04 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Reno's power plants primarily use Geothermal, which makes up 100.00% (or 289,928 megawatt hours) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Reno

Reno residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.184/kWh$0.107/kWh$273.09/mo.$67.88/mo.
123rd15.64¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Reno
89th$134.73Average residential monthly electricity bill for Reno Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Reno, Nevada

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
NV EnergyBUNDLED14.86131.0313,242,677.041,967,389,340

Zips with electric coverage in Reno, Nevada include: 89502, 89506, 89431, 89521, 89509, 89523, 89503, 89511, 89512, 89433, 89508 and 3 other zip code(s).

Sparks, NV Electricity Overview

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Sparks' residents spend, on average, 15.64 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 7.18% more than Nevada's average price of 14.59 cents. The city has an average of 0.93 electrical outages per consumer per year. These outages are on average 100.68 minutes. In contrast, the US average is 1.44 outages per consumer and 123.49 minutes per outage. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $134.73 per month, while the nationwide average is $146.54.

The electricity sold in Sparks has to be sourced from neighboring cities and rural areas, since there are no power production plants in the city. For every citizen in the city there are 3,582.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Total emissions in the city are 391,331,378.03 kilograms, which is the 9th worst total amount of pollution for all cities in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sparks

Sparks residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.184/kWh$0.107/kWh$273.09/mo.$67.88/mo.
80th15.64¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Sparks
89th$134.73Average residential monthly electricity bill for Sparks Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Sparks, Nevada

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
NV EnergyBUNDLED14.86131.0313,242,677.041,967,389,340

Zips with electric coverage in Sparks, Nevada include: 89436, 89502, 89431, 89512, 89434, 89433, 89441, 89442

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Sun Valley CDP, NV Electricity Overview

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Sun Valley CDP's residents spend, on average, 15.64 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 7.18% more than Nevada's average price of 14.59 cents. The city has an average of 0.93 electrical outages per consumer per year. These outages are on average 100.68 minutes. In contrast, the US average is 1.44 outages per consumer and 123.49 minutes per outage. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $134.73 per month, while the nationwide average is $146.54.

The electricity sold in Sun Valley CDP has to be sourced from neighboring cities and rural areas, since there are no power production plants in the city. For every citizen in the city there are 3,582.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Total emissions in the city are 81,048,627.48 kilograms, which is the 15th worst total amount of pollution for all cities in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sun Valley CDP

Sun Valley CDP residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.184/kWh$0.107/kWh$273.09/mo.$67.88/mo.
123rd15.64¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Sun Valley CDP
116th$134.73Average residential monthly electricity bill for Sun Valley CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Sun Valley CDP, Nevada

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
NV EnergyBUNDLED14.86131.0313,242,677.041,967,389,340

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Washoe County, Nevada Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Washoe County, Nevada

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Dodge FlatDodge Flat Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Washoe County NV Solar 556,782822
Steamboat Hills LPOrmat Nevada Inc (100.00%)
Washoe County NV Geothermal 235,608511
Fish SpringsFish Springs Ranch Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Washoe County NV Solar 233,0982022
Richard Burdette GeothermalOrmat Nevada Inc (100.00%)
Reno NV Geothermal 110,1311311
Washoe County NV Solar 109,3182822
Galena 3 Geothermal Power PlantOrmat Nevada Inc (100.00%)
Reno NV Geothermal 92,0971711
San EmidioUSG Nevada LLC (100.00%)
Washoe County NV Geothermal 82,9591911
Steamboat IIISteamboat Development Corp (100.00%)
Reno NV Geothermal 45,6032311
Steamboat IISteamboat Development Corp (100.00%)
Reno NV Geothermal 42,0972411
Galena 2 Geothermal Power PlantOrmat Nevada Inc (100.00%)
Washoe County NV Geothermal 38,0972511
Turquoise Liberty SolarLiberty Utilities (100.00%)
Washoe County NV Solar 14,7834522

Washoe County, Nevada Production Fuel Makeup

SOLAR
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
59.07%
GEOTHERMAL
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
41.43%
BATTERIES OR OTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
-0.51%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Electricity consumption in Washoe County results in the release of 1,343,009,114.46 kilograms of CO2 pollution each year, which is 254th highest in the country out of 3221 counties and 2nd highest in Nevada out of 17 counties. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the county, which amounts to 2,703.62 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Washoe County as the 11th highest polluting county in the state. The county has 11 electricity plants, which is 3rd highest in the state.

Washoe County, Nevada Net Metering

Approximately 50.00% of the electric companies in Washoe County offer net metering to their customers. Nevada has highly favorable regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with personal solar panels.

Energy Loss

Washoe County has an average of 4.59% of the energy that is transmitted in the state dissipated as heat. The national average is 2.43%, resulting in Washoe County receiving a rank of 1626th best in the US for energy loss efficiency.

Power Companies in Washoe County, Nevada

FAQ

How many electric companies offer service in Washoe County, Nevada?

Washoe County, Nevada is home to 2 electricity companies serving customers in the area.

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Washoe County, Nevada?

The largest electricity company in Washoe County, Nevada by total customer count is NV Energy.

How many power plants are located within Washoe County, Nevada?

There are 11 active electricity plants located in Washoe County, Nevada

What electricity companies offer service in Washoe County, Nevada?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1NV Energy93,602
2Surprise Valley Electric15

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2025-06-04