🔥 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
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 |