9th largest plant in Nevada · 615th nationally
Apex Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 601 MW. It generates roughly 2.3M MWh per year — enough to power about 218,925 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 44% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 828 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (601 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Apex Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Apex Generating Station |
| City | Las Vegas |
| County | Clark County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89165 |
| Coordinates | 36.41600, -114.96092 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 253 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 174 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 174 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power | Los Angeles, CA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 951.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 91 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 828 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Nevada Power Company |
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.