63rd largest plant in Nevada · 4163rd nationally
Richard Burdette Geothermal is a geothermal power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 30.0 MW. It generates roughly 110.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,488 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Richard Burdette Geothermal |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ormat Nevada Inc |
| City | Reno |
| County | Washoe County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89521 |
| Coordinates | 39.39084, -119.75459 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 13.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| OEC2 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 13.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 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.