48th largest plant in Nevada · 2992nd nationally
Tungsten Mountain is a geothermal power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 74.8 MW. It generates roughly 367.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 35,024 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 56% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Tungsten Mountain |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tungsten Mountain |
| City | Fallon |
| County | Churchill County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89406 |
| Coordinates | 39.66700, -117.69366 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 37.0 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| OEC2 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 25.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| TMSOL | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 7.3 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| TMSL2 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 5.0 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 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.