Steamboat 1a Power Plant

♨ GeothermalIPP Non-CHP
Capacitynameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameSteamboat 1a Power Plant
OperatorOrmat Nevada Inc
CityReno
CountyWashoe County
StateNevada
ZIP89521
Coordinates39.39390, -119.75370

Generators (2)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
DE31GeothermalGeothermal1.2 MWRetired1988
DE32GeothermalGeothermal1.2 MWRetired1988

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityNevada Power Company

What this means

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.

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