♨ Geothermal Power Plants in Nevada
Nevada operates 30 geothermal power plants totaling 1,016 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 4.2M MWh.
Geothermal plants tap heat from underground reservoirs to spin steam turbines. They provide carbon-free baseload power with very high capacity factors, but they only work where hot rock is accessible — primarily in the western U.S.
Plants30operating
Capacity1,015 MWnameplate
Generation4.2M MWhannual