Sun Peak Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Clark County, Nevada
Nameplate capacity
222 MW
Rank in Nevada
#26
of 117 plants
In service since
1991
June 1991
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Nevada Power Co
- County
- Clark County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 1.17%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Nevada
- #12 of 17
- EIA plant code
- 54854
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5657 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 74 MW | 74 MW | 1991 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5658 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 74 MW | 74 MW | 1991 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5659 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 74 MW | 74 MW | 1991 | 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
| Moapa Southern Paiute | Solar | 250 MW |
| Fort Churchill | Natural gas | 230 MW |
| Reid Gardner | Battery storage | 220 MW |
| Yellow Pine II | Solar | 210 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 222 MW solar plant and a 222 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