95th largest plant in Nevada · 6528th nationally
Tesla Reno Gigafactory is a solar power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 6.7 MW. It generates roughly 11.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,058 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 19% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Tesla Reno Gigafactory |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tesla Inc. |
| City | Sparks |
| County | Storey County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89434 |
| Coordinates | 39.53951, -119.43916 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDP | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.8 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| REP | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.8 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| RD | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.4 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| RE | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.4 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| RC | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| RB | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.8 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| RA | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.1 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 3 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.0 MW | Testing | — |
| 5 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 2 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Nevada Power Company |
Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.