Nevada energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Nevada

As of May 2026, industrial electricity in Nevada runs 7.61 cents per kWh. That is 12.6% cheaper than the U.S. average and places the state 16 of 51 nationally.

Current prices in Nevada

  • Industrial electricity: 7.61 cents per kWh (May 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Nevada typically pays: 9.06 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 3.94 per Mcf (May 2026), 7.7% below the national average.
  • Just below Nevada on the price ladder: Washington at 7.24, Mississippi at 7.5, Arizona at 7.54 cents. Just above: North Carolina at 7.78, Alabama at 7.89, Missouri at 7.89 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,044 in electricity at Nevada rates versus 3,484 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 15,220 versus 17,420, and at 200 kW it is 60,880 versus 69,680.
  • Energy is a genuine competitive advantage here: energy-intensive steps like heat treating, melting, and drying carry meaningfully lower unit cost in Nevada than in most of the country, which strengthens make-versus-buy cases for keeping those operations in-house.

What factory labor pays in Nevada

  • Industrial production managers: $53.98/hr median in Nevada versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $49.08/hr median in Nevada versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $37.38/hr median in Nevada versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $32.82/hr median in Nevada versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Welders, cutters, and brazers: $29.58/hr median in Nevada versus $25.84 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $29.49/hr median in Nevada versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Nevada employs about 69,000 manufacturing workers as of Jun 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Nevada

  • Nevada has 2,043 manufacturing establishments employing about 64,363 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (338), food manufacturing (257), printing and related support (193), furniture and related products (106), computer and electronic products (104).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Nevada observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.