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Sierra Pacific Power electricity rates

What homes pay Sierra Pacific Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 338,695 homes in Nevada. EIA lists it as Sierra Pacific Power Co.

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Average price
13.7¢ a kWh
Down 2.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$92 a month
Down 2.2% on a year ago
Average use
675 kWh
A month. Nevada 908 kWh
Price rank in Nevada
2 of 3
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Sierra Pacific Power homes paid 13.7¢ a kWh, against 13.4¢ across Nevada.

Sierra Pacific Power vs Nevada

Sierra Pacific PowerNevada
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.7¢13.4¢
Price in August 202613.2¢12.7¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$92$122
Bill in August 2026$125$207
Average monthly use675 kWh908 kWh
Price change, past year-2.2%-0.7%
Price change since 2019+24%+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