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Silverhawk

Natural gas power plant · Clark County, Nevada

Nameplate capacity
1,120 MW
Rank in Nevada
#3
of 117 plants
In service since
2004
May 2004

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operator
Nevada Power Co
County
Clark County
Generating units
5
Share of state capacity
5.91%
Rank among natural gas plants in Nevada
#3 of 17
EIA plant code
55841

Generating units

Individual generating units at Silverhawk
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle270 MW260 MW2004Operating
CT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine228 MW222 MW2024Operating
CT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine228 MW222 MW2024Operating
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle197 MW180 MW2004Operating
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle197 MW180 MW2004Operating

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

Chuck Lenzie Generating StationNatural gas1,466 MW
Clark (NVE)Natural gas1,376 MW
Gemini Solar HybridSolar1,070 MW
Hoover Dam (NV)Hydro1,039 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 1,120 MW solar plant and a 1,120 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