Where Nevada Gets Its Electricity
Net generation by source · 12-month average, July 2025 – June 2026.
Generation mix
| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 52.7% | 23,616 GWh |
| Coal | 4.1% | 1,853 GWh |
| Nuclear | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Wind | 0.7% | 319 GWh |
| Solar | 31.1% | 13,935 GWh |
| Hydro | 3.1% | 1,409 GWh |
| Other | 8.3% | 3,715 GWh |
44.8 TWh generated over the 12 months to June 2026. Shares are of net generation within Nevada, which is not the same as what the state consumes — power crosses state lines.
Counting rooftop solar
EIA reports small-scale solar — mostly rooftop panels on homes and businesses — separately, and leaves it out of the state generation total that the mix above is a share of. Nevada generated 2,395 GWh that way. Counting it on both sides of the ratio takes solar from 31.1% to 34.6%.
How the mix has shifted since 2001
| Source | 2001 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 34.0% | 50.8% | +16.8 pts |
| Coal | 52.4% | 5.7% | −46.6 pts |
| Nuclear | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Wind | 0.0% | 0.8% | +0.8 pts |
| Solar | 0.0% | 30.3% | +30.3 pts |
| Hydro | 7.4% | 4.2% | −3.2 pts |
| Other | 6.2% | 8.2% | +2.0 pts |
Compared with the U.S. and nearby states
| Where | Renewable | Carbon-free | Largest source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 43.8% | 43.8% | Natural gas 52.7% |
| U.S. average | 25.2% | 42.9% | Natural gas 40.7% |
| Idaho | 74.7% | 74.7% | Hydro |
| Oregon | 68.3% | 68.3% | Hydro |
| California | 57.8% | 67.1% | Natural gas |
| Utah | 23.4% | 23.4% | Coal |
| Arizona | 22.1% | 48.6% | Natural gas |
Nevada's generation mix in context
Natural gas supplied 52.4% of Nevada's electricity generation from June 2025 to May 2026, the largest source. Solar accounted for 31% of generation on a utility-scale basis, or 34.5% when rooftop solar is included, making Nevada the leading state for solar generation. Renewable sources together generated 43.7% of the state's electricity, ranking it 15th among the 51 states and DC. Carbon-free generation, which adds nuclear to the renewables total, also reached 43.7%.
Nevada's generation mix has shifted dramatically since 2001. Coal fell from 52.4% to 5.7% in 2025, while solar grew from nothing to 30.3% in 2025. Natural gas rose from 34% to 50.8% in 2025, and hydro declined from 7.4% to 4.2% in 2025. The renewable share increased 33 percentage points over this span, from 11% in 2001 to 44% in 2025.
Nevada's renewable share exceeds the national figure of 24.9% by 18.8 percentage points, and its gas generation is 11.6 percentage points higher than the national 40.8%. Among its neighbours, three—Idaho, Oregon, and California—generate larger renewable shares, while Utah and Arizona generate smaller ones. Idaho and Oregon, both with hydro as their largest source, lead at 74.3% and 68% renewable respectively.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
Frequently asked questions
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How this is measured
Figures are net generation reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration for all sectors — utilities, independent power producers, and industrial and commercial plants that generate their own power. Shares are of the 12 months to June 2026, rather than a single month, because generation is strongly seasonal: solar peaks in summer and hydro with the spring melt, so one month says more about the weather than about the grid.
“Other” is the reported total minus the six named sources, so the shares add to exactly 100%. It holds geothermal, biomass, petroleum, other gases, and pumped storage — the last of which consumes more electricity than it returns, and so can be negative. Geothermal and biomass are renewable, which is why the renewable share above is slightly larger than wind, solar and hydro added together.
This is generation, not consumption. Electricity crosses state lines freely, so a state can generate more than it uses or rely on imports for a large part of its supply; neither shows up here.