McGinness Hills
Other power plant · Lander County, Nevada
Nameplate capacity
104 MW
Rank in Nevada
#39
of 117 plants
In service since
2012
May 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- County
- Lander County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.55%
- Rank among other plants in Nevada
- #1 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 57446
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geothermal | 20 MW | 13 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 2 | Geothermal | 20 MW | 13 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| OEC21 | Geothermal | 18 MW | 12 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| OEC22 | Geothermal | 18 MW | 12 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| OE23R | Geothermal | 16 MW | 12 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 3 | Geothermal | 12 MW | 8.0 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
| Fish Springs | Solar | 125 MW |
| Western 102 Power Plant | Natural gas | 119 MW |
| Sunshine Valley Solar | Solar | 104 MW |
| Boulder Solar Power, LLC | Solar | 100 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 104 MW solar plant and a 104 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