Nameplate capacity
26 MW
Rank in Nevada
#69
of 117 plants
In service since
1992
August 1992
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Steamboat Development Corp
- County
- Washoe County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.14%
- Rank among other plants in Nevada
- #13 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 54665
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T201 | Geothermal | 10 MW | 6.9 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| T202 | Geothermal | 10 MW | 6.9 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| SB2SL | Solar Photovoltaic | 5.5 MW | 5.5 MW | 2023 | 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
| Spectrum Solar PV Power Project | Solar | 30 MW |
| Brady | Other | 30 MW |
| Steamboat III | Other | 26 MW |
| Desert Peak Power Plant | Other | 26 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 26 MW solar plant and a 26 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