60th largest plant in Nevada · 4081st nationally
Steamboat Hills Lp is a geothermal power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 33.6 MW. It generates roughly 235.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,438 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 80% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Steamboat Hills Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ormat Nevada Inc |
| City | Reno |
| County | Washoe County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89521 |
| Coordinates | 39.37000, -119.76694 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEC51 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 25.7 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| GEN1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| OEC52 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 5.9 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| OEC41 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 5.5 MW | Retired | 2007 |
| SBSL2 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 3.6 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| SBSOL | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 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.