Power Plants in Lander County, Nevada

Lander County, Nevada has 6 power plants totaling 235 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity235 MWnameplate
Generation1.3M MWhannual
CO₂4.3kmetric tons/year
Geothermal 100%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Mcginness HillsAustinGeothermal116 MWOrmat Nevada Inc
Mcginness Hills 3AustinGeothermal98.8 MWOrmat Nevada Inc
BeowaweBeowaweGeothermal20.6 MWOrmat Nevada Inc
Battle MountainBattle Mtn.Oil— MWSierra Pacific Power Co
Crescent Valley SolarCrescent ValleySolar— MWInvenergy Services Llc
Lovelock SolarCrescent ValleySolar— MWInvenergy Services Llc

About power generation in Lander County

Lander County, Nevada has 6 power plants totaling 235 MW of nameplate capacity. Geothermal is the dominant fuel source at 100% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (0%) and Oil (0%). The largest facility is Mcginness Hills at 116 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Lander County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.