Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant
Other power plant · Washoe County, Nevada
Nameplate capacity
17 MW
Rank in Nevada
#86
of 117 plants
In service since
2007
April 2007
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- County
- Washoe County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among other plants in Nevada
- #23 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 56540
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Geothermal | 14 MW | 9.0 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| GLSOL | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2022 | 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
| Ft. Churchill PV | Solar | 20 MW |
| Searchlight Solar | Solar | 18 MW |
| Nellis Solar PV II | Solar | 15 MW |
| River Mountains Solar | Solar | 14 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 17 MW solar plant and a 17 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