Star Peak Geothermal Plant
Other power plant · Pershing County, Nevada
Nameplate capacity
22 MW
Rank in Nevada
#78
of 117 plants
In service since
2022
August 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Star Peak Geothermal LLC.
- County
- Pershing County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.12%
- Rank among other plants in Nevada
- #20 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 65773
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5200 | Geothermal | 5.2 MW | 5.2 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 5100A | Geothermal | 5.1 MW | 5.1 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 5100B | Geothermal | 5.1 MW | 5.1 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 3500 | Geothermal | 3.5 MW | 3.5 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| STEAM | Geothermal | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2022 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Salt Wells | Other | 24 MW |
| Jersey Valley Geothermal Power Plant | Other | 24 MW |
| Apex Solar PV Power Project | Solar | 20 MW |
| Don A Campbell 1 Geothermal | Other | 20 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 22 MW solar plant and a 22 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