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Nevada Power Plants
Utility-scale generators of 1 megawatt or more in Nevada, as of August 2026 (EIA-860M).
- Operating capacity
- 19.4 GW
- Largest plant
- Chuck Lenzie Generating Station
- 1.5 GW
- Planned through 2028
- 5.3 GW
- Generation, 2023
- 42.2 TWh
Capacity by fuel
Operating nameplate capacity
- Natural gas9.4 GW 48.5%
- Solar5.5 GW 28.3%
- Battery storage2.1 GW 10.9%
- Hydroelectric1.1 GW 5.4%
- Geothermal914 MW 4.7%
- Coal242 MW 1.3%
- Wind150 MW 0.8%
- Biomass15.2 MW 0.1%
- Other7.5 MW 0.0%
- Petroleum6.0 MW 0.0%
Electricity generated, 2023
Net generation by fuel from EPA eGRID. CO2 output rate 642 lb/MWh
- Natural gas24.6 TWh 58.3%
- Solar9.7 TWh 23.0%
- Geothermal4.2 TWh 9.8%
- Coal2.1 TWh 4.9%
- Hydroelectric1.3 TWh 3.1%
- Wind291 GWh 0.7%
- Biomass54 GWh 0.1%
- Petroleum7,892 MWh 0.0%
Largest power plants
By operating capacity
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Planned and under construction
Largest planned additions, including expansions of operating plants
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| Plant | Planned | Operating now |
|---|---|---|
| Libra SolarLyon | 1.4 GW | None yet |
| Purple Sage Energy CenterClark | 800 MW | None yet |
| Arida Solar (Hybrid)Clark | 740 MW | None yet |
| Southern Bighorn Solar HybridClark | 600 MW | None yet |
| Robinson SolarWhite Pine | 600 MW | None yet |
| Bonanza Solar and Storage ProjectClark | 495 MW | None yet |
| Sierra Solar HybridChurchill | 400 MW | 400 MW |
| Rough HatClark | 400 MW | None yet |
| Vitex StorageClark | 300 MW | None yet |
| Boulder Solar III LLCClark | 256 MW | None yet |
| Dry Lake East Energy CenterClark | 200 MW | None yet |
| Southern Bighorn Solar 2Clark | 200 MW | None yet |
| Roccasecca Bess LLCClark | 127 MW | None yet |
| Boulder Flats SolarClark | 113 MW | None yet |
| Fish Lake GeothermalEsmeralda | 26.5 MW | None yet |
| McGinness Hills 3Lander | 14.0 MW | 98.8 MW |
| Tesla Reno GigaFactoryStorey | 1.0 MW | 6.7 MW |
Power plants by county
Operating plants located in each county
Capacity is the nameplate rating of generators that are operating or on standby. Solar capacity is in alternating current (AC). Batteries are counted by power (MW), not by stored energy (MWh).
Frequently asked questions
- How much power plant capacity does Nevada have?
- Nevada has 19.4 GW of operating utility-scale capacity as of August 2026.
- What is the largest power plant in Nevada?
- Chuck Lenzie Generating Station is the largest at 1.5 GW of natural gas capacity.
- Where does Nevada get its electricity?
- Power plants in Nevada generated 42.2 TWh in 2023. The mix is shown above. Power also flows between states, so what plants in a state generate is not the same as what its customers use.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M; U.S. EPA eGRID · Data for August 2026