Most Polluting Power Plants in Nevada

Power plants in Nevada emit a combined 13.5M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1Chuck Lenzie Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas3.1M
2TracyNevadaNatural Gas1.8M
3North ValmyNevadaCoal1.3M
4Ts Power PlantNevadaCoal1.2M
5SilverhawkNevadaNatural Gas1.1M
6Higgins Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas970.3k
7Harry AllenNevadaNatural Gas954.7k
8Apex Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas951.3k
9Desert Star Energy CenterNevadaNatural Gas748.2k
10Fort ChurchillNevadaNatural Gas294.6k
11Western 102 Power PlantNevadaNatural Gas248.9k
12Nevada Cogen Associates 2 Black MountainNevadaNatural Gas204.6k
13Nevada Cogen Assoc#1 GarnetvlyNevadaNatural Gas193.6k
14Las Vegas Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas176.8k
15Clark (Nve)NevadaNatural Gas87.8k
16Saguaro PowerNevadaNatural Gas81.8k
17Sun Peak Generating StationNevadaNatural Gas25.3k
18Dixie ValleyNevadaGeothermal20.9k
19Citycenter Central Plant Cogen UnitsNevadaNatural Gas19.5k
20BeowaweNevadaGeothermal4.3k
21San EmidioNevadaGeothermal3.7k
22Nevada Solar OneNevadaNatural Gas1.5k

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

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