NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Electricity prices in Nevada

What homes in Nevada pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
13.4¢ a kWh
Down 0.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$122 a month
Up 0.8% on a year ago
Average use
908 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
46 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Nevada homes paid 13.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Nevada vs the US

NevadaUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.4¢18.0¢
Price in August 202612.7¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$122$158
Bill in August 2026$207$209
Average monthly use908 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year-0.7%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+12%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including August 2026

Utilities in Nevada

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 97% of homes in Nevada; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Nevada PowerInvestor-owned13.3¢-1.1%$124947,119
Sierra Pacific PowerInvestor-owned13.7¢-2.2%$92338,695
Valley Electric AssociationCooperative16.6¢+8.8%$18623,136