Tesla Reno GigaFactory
Solar power plant · Storey County, Nevada
Nameplate capacity
6.7 MW
Rank in Nevada
#98
of 117 plants
In service since
2019
June 2019
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Tesla Inc.
- County
- Storey County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among solar plants in Nevada
- #48 of 59
- EIA plant code
- 64098
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC | Solar Photovoltaic | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| RB | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| RA | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 5 | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.9 MW | 0.9 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| 2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2019 | Operating |
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2019 | 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
| CityCenter Central Plant Cogen Units | Natural gas | 8.6 MW |
| Goodsprings Waste Heat Recovery | Other | 7.5 MW |
| Whitegrass No. 1 | Other | 6.4 MW |
| Brunswick | Other | 6.0 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 6.7 MW solar plant and a 6.7 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