Electricity in Washoe County, Nevada
1 electric utility serves homes in Washoe County, Nevada: NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power). The average NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power) home paid $90.55 a month in 2025 (13.7¢ per kWh). This page covers 2 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Reno to Sparks.
- 2 cities
- 1 utility
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Washoe County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Nevada | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 334,961 | $90.55663 kWh, 13.7¢ | $131.25 |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Nevada average was $115.07 a month.
Cities in Washoe County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno | 283,621 | — | 1,667 |
| Sparks | 111,902 | — | 1,676 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Washoe County?
1 electric utility serves homes in Washoe County, Nevada: NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power). The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Washoe County are on this page?
Reno and Sparks.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).