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Nevada Power electricity rates

What homes pay Nevada Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 947,119 homes in Nevada. EIA lists it as Nevada Power Co.

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Average price
13.3¢ a kWh
Down 1.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$124 a month
Up 1.5% on a year ago
Average use
933 kWh
A month. Nevada 908 kWh
Price rank in Nevada
3 of 3
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Nevada Power homes paid 13.3¢ a kWh, against 13.4¢ across Nevada.

Nevada Power vs Nevada

Nevada PowerNevada
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.3¢13.4¢
Price in August 202612.5¢12.7¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$124$122
Bill in August 2026$229$207
Average monthly use933 kWh908 kWh
Price change, past year-1.1%-0.7%
Price change since 2019+7.8%+12%

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.

Up to and including August 2026