Nameplate capacity
71 MW
Rank in Nevada
#52
of 117 plants
In service since
1988
June 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- County
- Churchill County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.37%
- Rank among other plants in Nevada
- #4 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 52015
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Geothermal | 65 MW | 56 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Geothermal | 6.2 MW | 2.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Nevada
| Nevada Solar One | Solar | 76 MW |
| Tungsten Mountain | Other | 75 MW |
| Stillwater Facility | Solar | 69 MW |
| Turquoise Nevada, LLC | Solar | 60 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 71 MW solar plant and a 71 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Nevada power plants · What Nevada actually generates