Nameplate capacity
1,033 MW
Rank in Nevada
#6
of 117 plants
In service since
1974
October 1974
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Sierra Pacific Power Co
- County
- Storey County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 5.45%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Nevada
- #4 of 17
- EIA plant code
- 2336
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 312 MW | 285 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 156 MW | 162 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 156 MW | 162 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 120 MW | 108 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 85 MW | 66 MW | 1994 | Operating |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 85 MW | 66 MW | 1994 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 70 MW | 64 MW | 1994 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 50 MW | 40 MW | 1996 | 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
| Gemini Solar Hybrid | Solar | 1,070 MW |
| Hoover Dam (NV) | Hydro | 1,039 MW |
| Harry Allen | Natural gas | 745 MW |
| Higgins Generating Station | Natural gas | 688 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 1,033 MW solar plant and a 1,033 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