Nevada energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Nevada

As of Apr 2026, industrial electricity in Nevada runs 7.58 cents per kWh. That is 12.5% cheaper than the U.S. average and places the state 16 of 51 nationally.

Current prices in Nevada

  • Industrial electricity: 7.58 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Nevada typically pays: 8.99 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 3.85 per Mcf (Apr 2026), 21.4% below the national average.
  • Just below Nevada on the price ladder: Kentucky at 7.3, South Carolina at 7.45, Mississippi at 7.46 cents. Just above: North Carolina at 7.73, Alabama at 7.84, Oregon at 8.07 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,032 in electricity at Nevada rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 15,160 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 60,640 versus 69,280.
  • 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 68,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).

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.