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Hydro power plants in Nevada

Nevada has 6 operating hydro power plants with 1.1 GW of capacity.

  • Operating6
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Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest hydro power plants in Nevada

Operating, by capacity

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Hoover Dam (NV)19611,039 MW
2New Lahontan19894 MW
3Washoe19043 MW
4Fleish19143 MW
5Verdi19112 MW
6Lahontan19112 MW

Hydro power plants that came online most recently in Nevada

Newest first

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1New Lahontan19894 MW
2Hoover Dam (NV)19611,039 MW
3Fleish19143 MW
4Verdi19112 MW
5Lahontan19112 MW
6Washoe19043 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks hydro power plants

Operating hydro 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 hydro power plants in Nevada

How many hydro power plants are in Nevada?
Nevada has 6 operating utility-scale hydro power plants with 1.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest hydro power plant in Nevada?
Hoover Dam (NV) in Clark County, Nevada is the largest, at 1,039 MW. It came online in 1961.
How many hydro power plants were built in Nevada in 2025?
0 hydro power plants came online in Nevada in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing hydro 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.

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