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electricity-generating Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery (transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its storag ...

power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many p ...

s in the U.S. state of

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Nevada had a total summer capacity of 11,938 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 39,890 GWh. The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 6.9% coal, 64.6% natural gas, 12.1% solar, 9.8% geothermal, 5.6% hydroelectric, 0.8% wind, and 0.2% biomass. Small-scale solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered an additional net 680 GWh to Nevada's electricity grid in 2019. This was seven times smaller than the amount generated by the state's utility-scale PV plants. Nevada ranks second in the nation as a producer of geothermal resources, and fourth as a producer of solar resources.

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Coal

Cancelled facilities: *

Ely Energy Center The Ely Energy Center was a proposed coal-fired power plant that was to be built in Steptoe Valley, north of the city of Ely and located in White Pine County, Nevada. The plant was proposed by Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Resources in ...

: 1,500–2,500 MW *

White Pine Energy Station The White Pine Energy Station was a proposed coal-fired power plant that was to be built in White Pine County, Nevada. The plant was to be built in the county's Steptoe Valley, and would be located 34 miles north of the city of Ely. White Pine E ...

: 1,590 MW

Natural gas

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Biomass

Geothermal

Hydroelectric

Total generating capacity of the 17 turbines at Hoover dam was derated to 1,596 MW in June 2014 due to persistently low water storage levels and projected further declines.

Solar photovoltaic

As of February 2023, there are more than 30 proposed solar projects in Nevada. These have more than 20 GW of solar capacity and 17 GW of battery storage.

Solar thermal

Wind

References

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