Electricity rates — Nevada Power Co

What a typical bill costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 6 generally available plans here run from $1,214.02 on ORS-DDP – Optional Residential Service – Daily Demand Pricing to $2,475.60 on LRS Large Residential Service, with a median of $1,594.68.

Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 10.1¢ to 20.6¢ per kWh at that usage.

What Nevada Power Co's customers were billed in 2024

At 958 kWh a month, Nevada Power Co's median open plan comes to 13.4¢ per kWh, 13% below the 15.3¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included. Rates set since 2024 account for some of that.

How it compares

Among the 109 utilities indexed, Nevada Power Co's cheapest open plan is the 12th-lowest, 26% less than their median of $1,649.16. It sits between Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co ($1,208.55) and City of San Antonio, Texas (Utility Company) ($1,218.68).

Its fixed charge, $6.25 a month on ORS-DDP – Optional Residential Service – Daily Demand Pricing, is lower than on the cheapest plan of 104 of the other 108 utilities.

ORS-TOU Optional Residential Service Time of Use changes price with the season: a kWh costs 1.4¢ more in October to May than in June to September, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $162.06 in its dearest month against $109.71 in its cheapest.

In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes with the month

How the answer changes with usage

The cheapest plan from Nevada Power Co changes with consumption. At 500 kWh a month ORS-DDP – Optional Residential Service – Daily Demand Pricing wins at $644.49 a year; at 2,000 kWh OLRS-DDP – Optional Large Residential Service – Daily Demand Pricing wins at $2,277.99.

Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month

ORM-DDP – Optional Residential Service – Multi Family – Daily Demand Pricing — $1,128.30 a year, 9.4¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $6.25 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026. Restricted: needs a multi-family or master-metered building.

ORS-DDP – Optional Residential Service – Daily Demand Pricing — $1,214.02 a year, 10.1¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $6.25 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.

OLRS-DDP – Optional Large Residential Service – Daily Demand Pricing — $1,230.49 a year, 10.3¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $15.25 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.

ORM-TOU Optional Multi-Family Residential Service Time of Use — $1,315.64 a year, 11.0¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.20 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026. Restricted: needs a multi-family or master-metered building.

RM Residential Service-Multi Family — $1,442.52 a year, 12.0¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $8.20 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026. Restricted: needs a multi-family or master-metered building.

ORS-TOU Optional Residential Service Time of Use — $1,517.15 a year, 12.6¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $18.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.

How these plans are structured

Of 10 priceable plans: 3 time-of-use, 3 with demand charges, 4 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $6.25 to $98.70.

Who provides these plans

EIA-861 lists Nevada Power Co serving homes in Nevada and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 10 of its 10 published residential schedules can be priced.

The largest saving available here

Moving from LRS Large Residential Service to ORS-DDP – Optional Residential Service – Daily Demand Pricing saves $1,261.58 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What this does not cover

3 of these plans price by the hour, so their figures are marked lower confidence.