🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Nevada
Nevada operates 20 natural gas power plants totaling 8,442 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 24.7M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants20operating
Capacity8,442 MWnameplate
Generation24.7M MWhannual
Where natural gas plants sit in Nevada
All Nevada natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Lenzie Generating Station | Apex | Clark County | 1,466 MW | Nevada Power Co |
| Clark (Nve) | Las Vegas | Clark County | 1,376 MW | Nevada Power Co |
| Tracy | Sparks | Storey County | 1,033 MW | Sierra Pacific Power Co |
| Harry Allen | Las Vegas | Clark County | 745 MW | Nevada Power Co |
| Higgins Generating Station | Primm | Clark County | 688 MW | Nevada Power Co |
| Silverhawk | North Las Vegas | Clark County | 665 MW | Nevada Power Co |
| Apex Generating Station | Las Vegas | Clark County | 601 MW | Apex Generating Station |
| Desert Star Energy Center | Boulder City | Clark County | 537 MW | Desert Star Energy Center Sdg&e |
| Las Vegas Generating Station | North Las Vegas | Clark County | 359 MW | Nevada Power Co |
| Fort Churchill | Yerington | Lyon County | 230 MW | Sierra Pacific Power Co |
| Sun Peak Generating Station | Las Vegas | Clark County | 222 MW | Nevada Power Co |
| Saguaro Power | Henderson | Clark County | 127 MW | Saguaro Power Co |
| Western 102 Power Plant | Mccarran | Storey County | 119 MW | Nevada Gold Mines |
| Nevada Cogen Associates 2 Black Mountain | Las Vegas | Clark County | 96 MW | Nevada Cogeneration Assoc # 2 |
| Nevada Cogen Assoc#1 Garnetvly | Las Vegas | Clark County | 95 MW | Nevada Cogeneration Assoc # 1 |
| Nevada Solar One | Boulder City | Clark County | 76 MW | Acciona Solar Power |
| Citycenter Central Plant Cogen Units | Las Vegas | Clark County | 9 MW | Citycenter Land Llc |
| Sunrise | Las Vegas | Clark County | — | Nevada Power Co |
| Winnemucca | Winnemucca | Humboldt County | — | Sierra Pacific Power Co |
| Moapa Paiute Energy Center | Moapa | Clark County | — | Calpine Corp - Metcalf Energy Center |