Western 102 Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Storey County, Nevada
Nameplate capacity
119 MW
Rank in Nevada
#38
of 117 plants
In service since
2005
December 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Nevada Gold Mines
- County
- Storey County
- Generating units
- 15
- Share of state capacity
- 0.63%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Nevada
- #14 of 17
- EIA plant code
- 56500
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A101 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| B102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 7.9 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| B202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| C102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 7.9 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| C202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 7.9 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| D101 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| E102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| E202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| F102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| F202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 7.9 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| G102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| G202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| H102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| H202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2007 | 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
| Crescent Dunes Solar Energy | Solar | 125 MW |
| Fish Springs | Solar | 125 MW |
| McGinness Hills | Other | 104 MW |
| Sunshine Valley Solar | Solar | 104 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 119 MW solar plant and a 119 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