How many geothermal power plants are in Nevada?

Nevada has 26 operating utility-scale geothermal power plants with 0.9 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest geothermal power plant in Nevada?

McGinness Hills in Lander County, Nevada is the largest, at 104 MW. It came online in 2023.

How many geothermal power plants were built in Nevada in 2025?

0 geothermal power plants came online in Nevada in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.

Who is developing geothermal power plants in Nevada?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Geothermal power plants in Nevada

Nevada has 26 operating geothermal power plants with 0.9 GW of capacity.

Operating26

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Nevada had 15 geothermal power plants online in 2016 and 26 in 2026

2016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’252026’26

Geothermal power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest geothermal power plants in Nevada

Operating, by capacity

#	Geothermal power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	McGinness Hills	Lander County	2023	104 MW
2	McGinness Hills 3	Lander County	2021	99 MW
3	Dixie Valley	Churchill County	2012	71 MW
4	Tungsten Mountain	Churchill County	2022	63 MW
5	Patua Acquisition Project, LLC	Churchill County	2013	48 MW
6	Stillwater Facility	Churchill County	2009	47 MW
7	NGP Blue Mountain I LLC	Humboldt County	2009	45 MW
8	Tuscarora Geothermal Power Plant	Elko County	2012	32 MW
9	Steamboat Hills LP	Washoe County	2020	32 MW
10	Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant	Washoe County	2018	32 MW

Geothermal power plants that came online most recently in Nevada

Newest first

#	Geothermal power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Beowawe	Lander County	2024	29 MW
2	McGinness Hills	Lander County	2023	104 MW
3	North Valley	Washoe County	2023	32 MW
4	Star Peak Geothermal Plant	Pershing County	2022	22 MW
5	Tungsten Mountain	Churchill County	2022	63 MW
6	McGinness Hills 3	Lander County	2021	99 MW
7	Steamboat Hills LP	Washoe County	2020	32 MW
8	Soda Lake 3	Churchill County	2019	26 MW
9	Whitegrass No. 1	Lyon County	2018	6 MW
10	Brady	Churchill County	2018	22 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks geothermal power plants

Operating geothermal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about geothermal power plants in Nevada

How many geothermal power plants are in Nevada?: Nevada has 26 operating utility-scale geothermal power plants with 0.9 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest geothermal power plant in Nevada?: McGinness Hills in Lander County, Nevada is the largest, at 104 MW. It came online in 2023.
How many geothermal power plants were built in Nevada in 2025?: 0 geothermal power plants came online in Nevada in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing geothermal power plants in Nevada?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.