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Hydroelectric power plants in Nevada

6 operating hydroelectric power plants in Nevada with 1,053 MW of hydroelectric capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

6

Hydroelectric capacity

1,053 MW

Net generation, 2025

1.88 TWh

Largest

Hoover Dam (NV)

1,039 MW

Largest hydroelectric power plants in Nevada

#PlantHydroelectric MW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1Hoover Dam (NV)Clark County1,0391,80819.9%U S Bureau of Reclamation
2New LahontanChurchill County4.011.733.3%Truckee-Carson Irrigation District
3WashoeWashoe County2.614.965.4%Truckee Meadows Water Authority
4FleishWashoe County2.521.296.7%Truckee Meadows Water Authority
5VerdiWashoe County2.419.090.3%Truckee Meadows Water Authority
6LahontanChurchill County1.86.340.1%Truckee-Carson Irrigation District

Projects where hydroelectric is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is hydroelectric nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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