Nameplate capacity
442 MW
Rank in Nevada
#12
of 117 plants
In service since
2008
June 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Nevada Gold Energy, LLC
- County
- Eureka County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 2.33%
- Rank among coal plants in Nevada
- #1 of 1
- EIA plant code
- 56224
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Conventional Steam Coal | 242 MW | 218 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| SOL1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 100 MW | 100 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| SOL2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 100 MW | 100 MW | 2024 | 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
| North Valmy | Natural gas | 567 MW |
| Desert Star Energy Center | Natural gas | 537 MW |
| Las Vegas Generating Station | Natural gas | 359 MW |
| Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm | Solar | 300 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 442 MW solar plant and a 442 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