12th largest plant in Nevada · 902nd nationally
Las Vegas Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 359 MW. It generates roughly 339.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 32,352 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 11% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1041 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 (359 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 | Las Vegas Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nevada Power Co |
| City | North Las Vegas |
| County | Clark County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89030 |
| Coordinates | 36.23190, -115.12220 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 49.8 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 27.8 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 27.8 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 11.5 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| CO₂ | 176.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 17 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1041 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.