Nevada
power plants.
Nevada has 90 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 14.6 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on natural gas — 57.2% of tracked capacity, with solar second at 15.8%. The largest plant we track is Chuck Lenzie Generating Station (1,466 MW, online since 2005).
Nevada electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.
Largest plants in Nevada
Frequently asked questions
Where does Nevada get its electricity?
Across the 90 plants we track in Nevada, capacity is led by natural gas at 57.2%, then solar at 15.8%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Nevada?
The largest plant in our Nevada catalog is Chuck Lenzie Generating Station, a natural gas facility with 1,466 MW (commissioned 2005).
How many power plants are in Nevada?
Our catalog tracks 90 power plants in Nevada totalling 14.6 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.