93rd largest plant in Nevada · 6121st nationally
Citycenter Central Plant Cogen Units is a natural gas power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 8.6 MW. It generates roughly 64.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,148 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 86% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 603 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Citycenter Central Plant Cogen Units |
|---|---|
| Operator | Citycenter Land Llc |
| City | Las Vegas |
| County | Clark County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89109 |
| Coordinates | 36.10390, -115.17940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITA | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.3 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| UNITB | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.3 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| CO₂ | 19.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 53 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 603 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.