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104 MW Geothermal operating in Lander, NV — Nevada Power Company
104 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Geothermal
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.5911, -116.9119
County
Lander, NV
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Ormat Nevada Inc | Ormat Technology Inc | — |
| Owner(s) | Ormat Nevada Inc | Ormat Technology Inc | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Ormat Technology Inc
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
McGinness Hills is a 104 MW geothermal power plant located in Lander County, Nevada. The plant, which began operating in 2012, is owned and operated by Ormat Nevada Inc. It consists of six generators utilizing geothermal technology and is the second-largest of two geothermal plants in the state. Nationally, it ranks as the seventh-largest geothermal plant.
The plant's primary fuel source is geothermal energy. In the most recent year of reported data, McGinness Hills generated 602,822 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 66.0%. The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and participates in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
57.2K MWh
Latest Month
602.8K MWh
Annual Generation
66.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
0 lb/MWh
NOx
0.000 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$2,851/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $296.5M
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
0.000 lb/MWh
CH₄
—
N₂O
—
Capacity Factor
63.2%
Annual Net Gen
642 GWh
CO₂eq
0.000 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC Southwest