McGinness Hills 3
Other power plant · Lander County, Nevada
Nameplate capacity
99 MW
Rank in Nevada
#45
of 117 plants
In service since
2018
December 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- County
- Lander County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.52%
- Rank among other plants in Nevada
- #2 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 61912
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEC31 | Geothermal | 37 MW | 25 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| OEC32 | Geothermal | 37 MW | 25 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| G1A | Geothermal | 25 MW | 25 MW | 2021 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 99 MW solar plant and a 99 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