47th largest plant in Nevada · 2938th nationally
Nevada Solar One is a natural gas power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 75.7 MW. It generates roughly 93.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,885 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 14% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 33 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (75.7 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 | Nevada Solar One |
|---|---|
| Operator | Acciona Solar Power |
| City | Boulder City |
| County | Clark County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89005 |
| Coordinates | 35.79980, -114.98173 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE | Solar Thermal without Energy Storage | Solar | 75.7 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 1.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 33 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.