35th largest plant in Nevada · 2231st nationally
Western 102 Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 119 MW. It generates roughly 490.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 46,729 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 47% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1015 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Western 102 Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nevada Gold Mines |
| City | Mccarran |
| County | Storey County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89434 |
| Coordinates | 39.56030, -119.51080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A101 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| B102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| B202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| C102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| C202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| D101 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| E102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| E202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| F102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| F202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| G102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| G202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| H102 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| H202 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 248.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 7 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 5.6k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1015 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.