50th largest plant in Nevada · 3208th nationally
Stillwater Facility is a geothermal power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 69.2 MW. It generates roughly 123.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,776 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Stillwater Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ormat Stillwater Llc |
| City | Fallon |
| County | Churchill County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89406 |
| Coordinates | 39.54754, -118.55561 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 22.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 1-1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 11.8 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 1-2 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 11.8 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 2-1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 11.8 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 2-2 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 11.8 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| OE11 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE12 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE13 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE14 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE15 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE16 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE17 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE21 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE22 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE23 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE24 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE25 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE26 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| OE27 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Egp Stillwater Solar, Llc | Reno, NV | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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.