96th largest plant in Nevada · 6594th nationally
Whitegrass No. 1 is a geothermal power plant in Nevada with a nameplate capacity of 6.4 MW. It generates roughly 17.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,686 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Whitegrass No. 1 |
|---|---|
| Operator | Open Mountain Energy Llc. |
| City | Yerington |
| County | Lyon County |
| State | Nevada |
| ZIP | 89447 |
| Coordinates | 39.16328, -119.18047 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| OH2 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| OL1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.3 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| OL2 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 1.3 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 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.