Key takeaways
- 14 community-owned utilities: 3 municipal utilities, 4 public utility districts and 7 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail sales in Nevada in 2024.
- Together they served 77,264 of the state's 1,494,069 bundled retail customers (5%); 2 investor-owned utilities served most of the rest.
- The largest public power utility is Overton Power District No 5, with 18,539 customers.
- The largest electric co-op is Valley Electric Assn, Inc, with 25,022 customers.
Every public power utility and co-op in Nevada
Ranked by bundled retail customers in 2024, with retail sales in megawatt-hours and average price in cents per kilowatt-hour. Names are as EIA abbreviates them. Filter by type or search.
Showing all 14 utilities
| # | Utility | Type | Customers | Sales, MWh | Avg. price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valley Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 25,022 | 581,757 | 15.37¢ |
| 2 | Overton Power District No 5 | Public utility district | 18,539 | 462,731 | 10.58¢ |
| 3 | City of Boulder City | Municipal | 8,074 | 160,992 | 11.23¢ |
| 4 | Mt Wheeler Power, Inc | Cooperative | 7,340 | 561,866 | 7.39¢ |
| 5 | Wells Rural Electric Co | Cooperative | 5,749 | 618,804 | 5.98¢ |
| 6 | City of Fallon | Municipal | 5,054 | 89,221 | 15.89¢ |
| 7 | Lincoln County Power Dist No 1 | Public utility district | 2,133 | 59,563 | 12.63¢ |
| 8 | Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 1,883 | 50,531 | 7.67¢ |
| 9 | Harney Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 1,379 | 115,887 | 6.52¢ |
| 10 | Alamo Power District No 3 | Public utility district | 741 | 14,793 | 15.99¢ |
| 11 | City of Caliente | Municipal | 595 | 19,622 | 6.53¢ |
| 12 | Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop | Cooperative | 454 | 4,913 | 23.33¢ |
| 13 | Aha Macav Power Service | Public utility district | 284 | 18,392 | 11.97¢ |
| 14 | Surprise Valley Electrification | Cooperative | 17 | 132 | 16.59¢ |
Public power vs. co-ops in Nevada
- Public power utilities — municipal utilities, public utility districts and state-owned utilities — are owned by the communities they serve and governed by a city council or elected board. They buy much like local governments: through public bids, board approvals and published budgets.
- Electric cooperatives are private, not-for-profit utilities owned by their members, who elect the board. Most buy power from a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op and make purchasing decisions through their own policies, often faster than public agencies.
Both publish their plans: watch board and council agendas, budgets, capital improvement plans and rate filings. Our utility funding tracker and rate case & IRP tracker show where the money is coming from.
Selling to Nevada utilities
- Start with the right person. Line, engineering, metering, IT and member-services managers usually define the need; the general manager or CEO and the board approve large purchases.
- Use the networks. State public power and cooperative associations, joint action agencies and G&T co-ops shape purchasing and share vendor experiences.
- Expect small teams. Many of the utilities on this list have only a handful of staff, so phone outreach and a clear reason to talk matter.
Read our guide to how public power, co-ops and water utilities buy, or see the largest public power utilities and largest electric co-ops nationally.
About this data
- Source. EIA's "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), from forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. Average price is EIA's revenue divided by sales.
- Bundled customers only. The table counts customers who buy both energy and delivery from the utility, so it excludes distribution-only utilities and customers who buy energy from another supplier in retail-choice areas.
- Community-owned utilities only. This page lists municipal, public utility district, state-owned and cooperative utilities. Investor-owned and federal utilities are left out.
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total (Table 10): eia.gov