24th largest plant in Nevada · 1371st nationally
Sun Peak Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 222 MW. It generates roughly 31.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,012 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1598 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sun Peak Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nevada Power Co |
| City | Las Vegas |
| County | Clark County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89142 |
| Coordinates | 36.13750, -115.03390 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5657 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 74.0 MW | Standby | 1991 |
| 5658 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 74.0 MW | Standby | 1991 |
| 5659 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 74.0 MW | Standby | 1991 |
| CO₂ | 25.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 31 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1598 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.