Power plants in Nevada
116 operating power projects with 18,957 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
116
Nameplate capacity
18,957 MW
Counties with a plant
14
Operators
72
Power markets: CAISO prices
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 8,995 MW · 16Solar · 5,480 MW · 58Battery storage · 2,104 MW · 5Hydro · 1,053 MW · 6Other fuels · 933 MW · 29Coal · 242 MW · 1Wind · 150 MW · 1
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Nevada
Top 50 · All 116 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Lenzie Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,466 | Clark | Nevada Power Co |
| Clark (NVE) | Natural gas | 1,376 | Clark | Nevada Power Co |
| Silverhawk | Natural gas | 1,120 | Clark | Nevada Power Co |
| Gemini Solar Hybrid | Solar and battery storage | 1,070 | Clark | Gemini Solar |
| Hoover Dam (NV) | Hydro | 1,039 | Clark | U S Bureau of Reclamation |
| Tracy | Natural gas | 1,033 | Storey | Sierra Pacific Power Co |
| Harry Allen | Natural gas | 745 | Clark | Nevada Power Co |
| Higgins Generating Station | Natural gas | 688 | Clark | Nevada Power Co |
| Apex Generating Station | Natural gas | 601 | Clark | Apex Generating Station |
| North Valmy | Natural gas | 567 | Humboldt | Sierra Pacific Power Co |
Nevada power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Nevada
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Sierra Solar HybridBattery storage · 400 MW · Churchill County · March 2026Escape Solar PlantSolar · 285 MW · Lincoln County · June 2025Silver PeakBattery storage · 279 MW · Clark County · June 2025NV - Nokomis - CHISolar · 3 MW · Clark County · June 2025Silver State South StorageBattery storage · 200 MW · Clark County · April 2025BeowaweGeothermal · 35 MW · Lander County · June 2024
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Nevada
Nevada Power Co11 plants · 6,256 MW
Sierra Pacific Power Co5 plants · 2,250 MW
Gemini Solar1 plant · 1,070 MW
U S Bureau of Reclamation1 plant · 1,039 MW
RWE Clean Energy7 plants · 939 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 116 plants in Nevada, by county
Churchill County 11 plants
- Sierra Solar Hybrid Battery storage · 400 MW
- Tungsten Mountain Geothermal · 74.8 MW
- Dixie Valley Geothermal · 70.9 MW
- Stillwater Facility Geothermal · 69.2 MW
- Patua Acquisition Project, LLC Geothermal · 58.6 MW
- Brady Geothermal · 29.5 MW
- Soda Lake 3 Geothermal · 26 MW
- Salt Wells Geothermal · 23.6 MW
- Stillwater Solar PV II Solar · 20 MW
- New Lahontan Hydro · 4 MW
- Lahontan Hydro · 1.8 MW
Clark County 63 plants
- Chuck Lenzie Generating Station Natural gas · 1,465.6 MW
- Clark (NVE) Natural gas · 1,375.6 MW
- Silverhawk Natural gas · 1,120.3 MW
- Gemini Solar Hybrid Solar · 1,070 MW
- Hoover Dam (NV) Hydro · 1,039.4 MW
- Harry Allen Natural gas · 745 MW
- Higgins Generating Station Natural gas · 688.4 MW
- Apex Generating Station Natural gas · 600.6 MW
- Desert Star Energy Center Natural gas · 366.4 MW
- Las Vegas Generating Station Natural gas · 358.9 MW
- Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm Solar · 300 MW
- Silver Peak Battery storage · 279 MW
- Arrow Canyon Solar Hybrid Solar · 275 MW
- Townsite Solar Project Hybrid Solar · 270 MW
- Silver State Solar Power South Solar · 260.1 MW
- Copper Mountain Solar 3 Solar · 255 MW
- Copper Mountain Solar 5, LLC Solar · 252 MW
- Moapa Southern Paiute Solar · 250 MW
- Dry Lake Solar Energy Center Solar · 250 MW
- Reid Gardner Battery storage · 220 MW
- Yellow Pine II Solar · 210 MW
- Techren Solar II LLC Solar · 200 MW
- Silver State South Storage Battery storage · 200 MW
- Yellow Pine Solar Solar · 190 MW
- Copper Mountain Solar 2 Solar · 154 MW
- Saguaro Power Natural gas · 127.2 MW
- Playa Solar 2 Solar · 100 MW
- Boulder Solar Power, LLC Solar · 100 MW
- Techren Solar I LLC Solar · 100 MW
- Harry Allen Solar Energy LLC Solar · 100 MW
- Nevada Cogen Associates 2 Black Mountain Natural gas · 96.3 MW
- Nevada Cogen Assoc#1 GarnetVly Natural gas · 94.8 MW
- Copper Mountain Solar 4, LLC Solar · 93.6 MW
- Playa Solar 1, LLC Solar · 79 MW
- Nevada Solar One Solar · 75.7 MW
- Silver State Solar Power North Solar · 52 MW
- Boulder Solar II, LLC Solar · 50 MW
- Techren Solar V Solar · 50 MW
- CM48 Solar · 48 MW
- Spectrum Solar PV Power Project Solar · 30.2 MW
- Techren Solar III LLC Solar · 25 MW
- Techren Solar IV LLC Solar · 25 MW
- Apex Solar PV Power Project Solar · 20 MW
- Mountain View Solar Solar · 20 MW
- Searchlight Solar Solar · 17.5 MW
- Nellis Solar PV II Solar · 15 MW
- River Mountains Solar Solar · 14.4 MW
- Nellis Air Force Base Solar Array Solar · 13.2 MW
- Republic Services Renewable Energy, LLC Landfill gas · 12 MW
- CM10 Solar · 10 MW
- CityCenter Central Plant Cogen Units Natural gas · 8.6 MW
- Goodsprings Waste Heat Recovery Other fuels · 7.5 MW
- Solar Las Vegas MB-1 Solar · 4.9 MW
- Las Vegas WPCF Solar Plant Solar · 3.3 MW
- NV - Nokomis - CHI Solar · 3 MW
- Dignity - San Martin Solar · 1.7 MW
- Solar Las Vegas MB 2, LLC Solar · 1.5 MW
- Dignity - Siena Campus Solar · 1.4 MW
- IKEA Las Vegas 462 Solar · 1 MW
- IGS VGT Solar · 1 MW
- IGS LAS1 Solar · 1 MW
- TJX Las Vegas Solar · 1 MW
- Speedway North Bldg 1-sllas701 Solar · 1 MW
Elko County 1 plant
- Tuscarora Geothermal Power Plant Geothermal · 32 MW
Eureka County 1 plant
- TS Power Plant Coal · 442 MW
Humboldt County 3 plants
- North Valmy Natural gas · 567 MW
- Battle Mountain Solar Project Solar · 126 MW
- NGP Blue Mountain I LLC Geothermal · 45 MW
Lander County 3 plants
- McGinness Hills Geothermal · 104 MW
- McGinness Hills 3 Geothermal · 98.8 MW
- Beowawe Geothermal · 35 MW
Lincoln County 1 plant
- Escape Solar Plant Solar · 285 MW
Lyon County 4 plants
- Fort Churchill Natural gas · 230 MW
- Desert Peak Power Plant Geothermal · 26 MW
- Ft. Churchill PV Solar · 19.9 MW
- Whitegrass No. 1 Geothermal · 6.4 MW
Mineral County 3 plants
- Luning Energy Solar · 50 MW
- Don A Campbell 1 Geothermal Geothermal · 20 MW
- Don A Campbell 2 Geothermal Geothermal · 20 MW
Nye County 3 plants
- Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Solar · 125 MW
- Sunshine Valley Solar Solar · 103.5 MW
- MDU / NVSS-II Solar · 13.5 MW
Pershing County 2 plants
- Jersey Valley Geothermal Power Plant Geothermal · 23.5 MW
- Star Peak Geothermal Plant Geothermal · 18.9 MW
Storey County 4 plants
- Tracy Natural gas · 1,032.9 MW
- Western 102 Power Plant Natural gas · 118.6 MW
- Chukar Battery Energy Storage System Battery storage · 10 MW
- Tesla Reno GigaFactory Solar · 6.7 MW
Washoe County 16 plants
- Dodge Flat Solar · 250 MW
- Fish Springs Solar · 125 MW
- Turquoise Nevada, LLC Solar · 60 MW
- Steamboat Hills LP Geothermal · 37.2 MW
- North Valley Geothermal · 37 MW
- Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant Geothermal · 31.6 MW
- Steamboat II Geothermal · 26.1 MW
- Steamboat III Geothermal · 26.1 MW
- Richard Burdette Geothermal Geothermal · 26 MW
- Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant Geothermal · 16.5 MW
- San Emidio Geothermal · 11.8 MW
- Turquoise Liberty Solar Solar · 10 MW
- Waste Management Lockwood LFGTE Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
- Washoe Hydro · 2.6 MW
- Fleish Hydro · 2.5 MW
- Verdi Hydro · 2.4 MW
White Pine County 1 plant
- Spring Valley Wind Project Wind · 150 MW
Questions about power plants in Nevada
How many power plants are in Nevada?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 116 operating power projects in Nevada, with 18,957 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Nevada?
Chuck Lenzie Generating Station in Clark County, with 1,465.6 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Clark (NVE), with 1,375.6 MW.
How much of Nevada's capacity is solar?
5,480 MW, about 29% of nameplate capacity. 58 projects have solar as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources