Largest Power Plants in Nevada

Nevada has 147 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 17,554 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the Nevada state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1Chuck Lenzie Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas1,466 MW
2Clark (Nve)NevadaNatural Gas1,376 MW
3Gemini Solar HybridNevadaSolar1,070 MW
4Hoover Dam (Nv)NevadaHydroelectric1,039 MW
5TracyNevadaNatural Gas1,033 MW
6Harry AllenNevadaNatural Gas745 MW
7Higgins Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas688 MW
8SilverhawkNevadaNatural Gas665 MW
9Apex Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas601 MW
10North ValmyNevadaCoal567 MW
11Desert Star Energy CenterNevadaNatural Gas537 MW
12Las Vegas Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas359 MW
13Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar FarmNevadaSolar300 MW
14Arrow Canyon Solar HybridNevadaSolar275 MW
15Townsite Solar Project HybridNevadaSolar270 MW
16Silver State Solar Power SouthNevadaSolar260 MW
17Copper Mountain Solar 3NevadaSolar255 MW
18Copper Mountain Solar 5, LlcNevadaSolar252 MW
19Moapa Southern PaiuteNevadaSolar250 MW
20Dodge FlatNevadaSolar250 MW
21Dry Lake Solar Energy CenterNevadaSolar250 MW
22Ts Power PlantNevadaCoal242 MW
23Fort ChurchillNevadaNatural Gas230 MW
24Sun Peak Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas222 MW
25Reid GardnerNevadaOther Fossil220 MW
26Yellow Pine IiNevadaSolar210 MW
27Techren Solar Ii LlcNevadaSolar200 MW
28Yellow Pine SolarNevadaSolar190 MW
29Copper Mountain Solar 2NevadaSolar154 MW
30Spring Valley Wind ProjectNevadaWind150 MW
31Saguaro PowerNevadaNatural Gas127 MW
32Battle Mountain Solar ProjectNevadaSolar126 MW
33Crescent Dunes Solar EnergyNevadaSolar125 MW
34Fish SpringsNevadaSolar125 MW
35Western 102 Power PlantNevadaNatural Gas119 MW
36Mcginness HillsNevadaGeothermal116 MW
37Sunshine Valley SolarNevadaSolar104 MW
38Playa Solar 2NevadaSolar100 MW
39Boulder Solar Power, LlcNevadaSolar100 MW
40Techren Solar I LlcNevadaSolar100 MW
41Harry Allen Solar Energy LlcNevadaSolar100 MW
42Mcginness Hills 3NevadaGeothermal99 MW
43Nevada Cogen Associates 2 Black MountainNevadaNatural Gas96 MW
44Nevada Cogen Assoc#1 GarnetvlyNevadaNatural Gas95 MW
45Copper Mountain Solar 4, LlcNevadaSolar94 MW
46Playa Solar 1, LlcNevadaSolar79 MW
47Nevada Solar OneNevadaNatural Gas76 MW
48Tungsten MountainNevadaGeothermal75 MW
49Dixie ValleyNevadaGeothermal71 MW
50Stillwater FacilityNevadaGeothermal69 MW

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in Nevada. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/nevada

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