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Power Plants in Nevada

All 117 operable plants · EIA inventory, May 2026.

Total capacity

19 GW

29th largest of 51 states

Plants

117

116 in service

Largest plant

1,466 MW

Chuck Lenzie Generating Station

Capacity by fuel

50%

33%

Nevada generating capacity by fuel
Fuel	Capacity	Share	Plants
Natural gas	9,389 MW	49.5%	17
Solar	6,259 MW	33.0%	59
Hydro	1,053 MW	5.6%	6
Other	957 MW	5.0%	29
Battery storage	709 MW	3.7%	4
Coal	442 MW	2.3%	1
Wind	150 MW	0.8%	1

Nameplate capacity — what the fleet could produce running flat out — not what it actually generated. A plant is filed under the fuel carrying most of its capacity. See what Nevada actually generated →

Largest plants in Nevada

#	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Online
1	Chuck Lenzie Generating StationClark County	Natural gas	1,466 MW	2006
2	Clark (NVE)Clark County	Natural gas	1,376 MW	1973
3	SilverhawkClark County	Natural gas	1,120 MW	2004
4	Gemini Solar HybridClark County	Solar	1,070 MW	2024
5	Hoover Dam (NV)Clark County	Hydro	1,039 MW	1936
6	TracyStorey County	Natural gas	1,033 MW	1974
7	Harry AllenClark County	Natural gas	745 MW	1995
8	Higgins Generating StationClark County	Natural gas	688 MW	2004
9	Apex Generating StationClark County	Natural gas	601 MW	2003
10	North ValmyHumboldt County	Natural gas	567 MW	1981

Nevada's generating fleet in context

Nevada's generating fleet holds 19 gigawatts of nameplate capacity — what the equipment could produce running flat out, not what it actually generated — ranking 29th among the 51 state-equivalent jurisdictions, counting down from the largest fleet. The fleet comprises 117 plants, 116 of them in service as of May 2026.

Natural gas dominates the mix at 49.5% of capacity, spread across 17 plants. Solar ranks second with 33% capacity across 59 installations. Hydro carries 5.6%, battery storage 3.7%, other sources 5%, coal 2.3%, and wind 0.8%. The five largest plants are Chuck Lenzie Generating Station, a natural-gas facility with 1,466 megawatts; Clark (NVE), a natural-gas plant with 1,376 megawatts; Silverhawk, another natural-gas station rated 1,120 megawatts; Gemini Solar Hybrid, a 1,070-megawatt solar installation; and Hoover Dam (NV), a hydroelectric facility rated 1,039 megawatts.

The fleet spans nearly nine decades. Hoover Dam (NV) first came online in September 1936, while Escape Solar Plant entered service in June 2025. Clark (NVE) has operated since 1973; Silverhawk since 2004; Chuck Lenzie since 2006; and Gemini Solar Hybrid since 2024..

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

Every plant in Nevada, by fuel

Natural gas17 plants · 9,389 MW

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Natural gas power plants in Nevada, largest first
Plant	County	Capacity	Units	Online
Chuck Lenzie Generating Station	Clark	1,466 MW	6	2006
Clark (NVE)	Clark	1,376 MW	19	1973
Silverhawk	Clark	1,120 MW	5	2004
Tracy	Storey	1,033 MW	8	1974
Harry Allen	Clark	745 MW	5	1995
Higgins Generating Station	Clark	688 MW	3	2004
Apex Generating Station	Clark	601 MW	3	2003
North Valmy	Humboldt	567 MW	2	1981
Desert Star Energy Center	Clark	537 MW	3	2000
Las Vegas Generating Station	Clark	359 MW	8	1994
Fort Churchill	Lyon	230 MW	2	1968
Sun Peak Generating Station	Clark	222 MW	3	1991
Saguaro Power	Clark	127 MW	3	1991
Western 102 Power Plant	Storey	119 MW	15	2005
Nevada Cogen Associates 2 Black Mountain	Clark	96 MW	4	1992
Nevada Cogen Assoc#1 GarnetVly	Clark	95 MW	4	1992
CityCenter Central Plant Cogen Units	Clark	8.6 MW	2	2009

Solar59 plants · 6,259 MW

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Solar power plants in Nevada, largest first
Plant	County	Capacity	Units	Online
Gemini Solar Hybrid	Clark	1,070 MW	2	2024
Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm	Clark	300 MW	1	2023
Escape Solar Plant	Lincoln	285 MW	3	2025
Arrow Canyon Solar Hybrid	Clark	275 MW	2	2023
Townsite Solar Project Hybrid	Clark	270 MW	2	2021
Silver State Solar Power South	Clark	260 MW	8	2015
Copper Mountain Solar 3	Clark	255 MW	10	2014
Copper Mountain Solar 5, LLC	Clark	252 MW	1	2021
Dodge Flat	Washoe	250 MW	2	2022
Dry Lake Solar Energy Center	Clark	250 MW	2	2024
Moapa Southern Paiute	Clark	250 MW	1	2016
Yellow Pine II	Clark	210 MW	4	2024
Techren Solar II LLC	Clark	200 MW	1	2019
Yellow Pine Solar	Clark	190 MW	2	2023
Copper Mountain Solar 2	Clark	154 MW	5	2012
Battle Mountain Solar Project	Humboldt	126 MW	2	2021
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy	Nye	125 MW	1	2015
Fish Springs	Washoe	125 MW	2	2022
Sunshine Valley Solar	Nye	104 MW	1	2019
Boulder Solar Power, LLC	Clark	100 MW	1	2016
Harry Allen Solar Energy LLC	Clark	100 MW	1	2021
Playa Solar 2	Clark	100 MW	1	2017
Techren Solar I LLC	Clark	100 MW	1	2019
Copper Mountain Solar 4, LLC	Clark	94 MW	2	2016
Playa Solar 1, LLC	Clark	79 MW	1	2017
Nevada Solar One	Clark	76 MW	1	2007
Stillwater Facility	Churchill	69 MW	5	2009
Turquoise Nevada, LLC	Washoe	60 MW	1	2020
Silver State Solar Power North	Clark	52 MW	1	2012
Boulder Solar II, LLC	Clark	50 MW	1	2017
Luning Energy	Mineral	50 MW	1	2017
Techren Solar V	Clark	50 MW	1	2020
CM48	Clark	48 MW	5	2010
Spectrum Solar PV Power Project	Clark	30 MW	1	2013
Techren Solar III LLC	Clark	25 MW	1	2020
Techren Solar IV LLC	Clark	25 MW	1	2020
Apex Solar PV Power Project	Clark	20 MW	1	2012
Mountain View Solar	Clark	20 MW	1	2014
Stillwater Solar PV II	Churchill	20 MW	1	2018
Ft. Churchill PV	Lyon	20 MW	1	2015
Searchlight Solar	Clark	18 MW	1	2014
Nellis Solar PV II	Clark	15 MW	1	2015
River Mountains Solar	Clark	14 MW	1	2016
MDU / NVSS-II	Nye	14 MW	1	2017
Nellis Air Force Base Solar Array	Clark	13 MW	3	2007
CM10	Clark	10 MW	1	2008
Turquoise Liberty Solar	Washoe	10 MW	1	2019
Tesla Reno GigaFactory	Storey	6.7 MW	6	2019
Solar Las Vegas MB-1	Clark	4.9 MW	1	2015
Las Vegas WPCF Solar Plant	Clark	3.3 MW	1	2013
NV - Nokomis - CHI	Clark	3.0 MW	1	2025
Dignity - San Martin	Clark	1.7 MW	1	2018
Solar Las Vegas MB 2, LLC	Clark	1.5 MW	1	2016
Dignity - Siena Campus	Clark	1.4 MW	1	2018
IGS LAS1	Clark	1.0 MW	1	2023
IGS VGT	Clark	1.0 MW	1	2023
IKEA Las Vegas 462	Clark	1.0 MW	1	2016
Speedway North Bldg 1-sllas701	Clark	1.0 MW	1	2023
TJX Las Vegas	Clark	1.0 MW	1	2019

Hydro6 plants · 1,053 MW

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Hydro power plants in Nevada, largest first
Plant	County	Capacity	Units	Online
Hoover Dam (NV)	Clark	1,039 MW	9	1936
New Lahontan	Churchill	4.0 MW	1	1989
Washoe	Washoe	2.6 MW	2	2004
Fleish	Washoe	2.5 MW	1	2014
Verdi	Washoe	2.4 MW	1	2011
Lahontan	Churchill	1.8 MW	3	2011

Other29 plants · 957 MW

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Other power plants in Nevada, largest first
Plant	County	Capacity	Units	Online
McGinness Hills	Lander	104 MW	6	2012
McGinness Hills 3	Lander	99 MW	3	2018
Tungsten Mountain	Churchill	75 MW	4	2017
Dixie Valley	Churchill	71 MW	2	1988
Patua Acquisition Project, LLC	Churchill	59 MW	4	2013
NGP Blue Mountain I LLC	Humboldt	45 MW	3	2009
Steamboat Hills LP	Washoe	37 MW	4	2020
North Valley	Washoe	37 MW	2	2023
Beowawe	Lander	35 MW	3	2024
Tuscarora Geothermal Power Plant	Elko	32 MW	2	2012
Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant	Washoe	32 MW	2	2018
Brady	Churchill	30 MW	3	2002
Steamboat II	Washoe	26 MW	3	1992
Steamboat III	Washoe	26 MW	3	1992
Desert Peak Power Plant	Lyon	26 MW	2	2006
Richard Burdette Geothermal	Washoe	26 MW	2	2005
Soda Lake 3	Churchill	26 MW	1	2019
Salt Wells	CHURCHILL	24 MW	2	2009
Jersey Valley Geothermal Power Plant	Pershing	24 MW	2	2010
Star Peak Geothermal Plant	Pershing	22 MW	5	2022
Don A Campbell 1 Geothermal	Mineral	20 MW	1	2014
Don A Campbell 2 Geothermal	Mineral	20 MW	1	2015
Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant	Washoe	17 MW	2	2007
Republic Services Renewable Energy, LLC	Clark	12 MW	2	2012
San Emidio	Washoe	12 MW	1	2012
Goodsprings Waste Heat Recovery	Clark	7.5 MW	1	2010
Whitegrass No. 1	Lyon	6.4 MW	4	2018
Brunswick	Carson City	6.0 MW	3	1960
Waste Management Lockwood LFGTE	Washoe	3.2 MW	2	2012

Battery storage4 plants · 709 MW

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Battery storage power plants in Nevada, largest first
Plant	County	Capacity	Units	Online
Silver Peak	Clark	279 MW	3	2025
Reid Gardner	Clark	220 MW	1	2023
Silver State South Storage	Clark	200 MW	1	2025
Chukar Battery Energy Storage System	Storey	10 MW	1	2021

Coal1 plant · 442 MW

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Coal power plants in Nevada, largest first
Plant	County	Capacity	Units	Online
TS Power Plant	Eureka	442 MW	3	2008

Wind1 plant · 150 MW

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Wind power plants in Nevada, largest first
Plant	County	Capacity	Units	Online
Spring Valley Wind Project	White Pine	150 MW	1	2012

Sorted by nameplate capacity within each fuel. “Online” is the year the plant’s earliest surviving unit entered service.

Frequently asked questions

›How many power plants are there in Nevada?

Nevada has 117 operable power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 19 GW, the 29th largest generating fleet of the 51 states and DC. 116 of them are currently in service.

›What is the largest power plant in Nevada?

Chuck Lenzie Generating Station in Clark County, a natural gas plant with 1,466 MW of capacity across 6 generating units, first online in January 2006.

›What fuel do Nevada's power plants use?

Natural gas accounts for the largest share of Nevada's generating capacity — 9,389 MW, or 49.5% of the total, across 17 plants. Solar follows at 33.0%, Hydro follows at 5.6%, Other follows at 5.0%. Note this is capacity, not generation — what the fleet could produce, not what it did.

›What is the oldest power plant in Nevada?

Hoover Dam (NV) is the oldest still operable, with its earliest unit entering service in September 1936. The most recent addition is Escape Solar Plant, online since June 2025.