74th largest plant in Nevada · 4449th nationally
Jersey Valley Geothermal Power Plant is a geothermal power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 23.5 MW. It generates roughly 66.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,347 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Jersey Valley Geothermal Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ormat Nevada Inc |
| City | Imlay |
| County | Pershing County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89418 |
| Coordinates | 40.18080, -117.47390 |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEC 1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 16.0 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| OEC 2 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Nevada Power Company |
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.