49th largest plant in Nevada · 3167th nationally
Dixie Valley is a geothermal power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 70.9 MW. It generates roughly 471.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 44,916 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 76% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 89 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Dixie Valley |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ormat Nevada Inc |
| City | Fallon |
| County | Churchill County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89406 |
| Coordinates | 39.96630, -117.85570 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 64.7 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GEN2 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 6.2 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 20.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 89 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 | California Independent System Operator |
Geothermal plants tap heat from underground reservoirs to spin steam turbines. They provide carbon-free baseload power with very high capacity factors, but they only work where hot rock is accessible — primarily in the western U.S.