Sources of Nevada electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2024:[1]
Natural gas: 25,007 (54.8%)
Solar: 12,479 (27.3%)
Geothermal: 3,848 (8.43%)
Coal: 2,323 (5.09%)
Hydroelectric: 1,607 (3.52%)
Wind: 319 (0.70%)
Biomass: 56 (0.12%)
This is a list of electricity-generatingpower stations in the U.S. state of Nevada, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Nevada had a total summer capacity of 14,536MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 42,164GWh.[2] In 2024, the electrical energy generation mix was 54.8% natural gas, 27.3% solar, 8.4% geothermal, 5.1% coal, 3.5% hydroelectric, 0.7% wind, and 0.1% biomass.[1]
Small-scale solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered an additional net 2,044GWh to Nevada's electricity grid in 2024. This was more than six times smaller than the amount generated by the state's utility-scale PV plants.[1] Nevada ranks second in the nation as a producer of geothermal resources, and fourth as a producer of solar resources.[3]
A Total generating capacity of the 17 turbines at Hoover dam was derated to 1,596MW in June 2014 due to persistently low water storage levels and projected further declines.[48][49]
As of February 2023, there are more than 30 proposed solar projects in Nevada.[62] These have more than 20 GW of solar capacity and 17 GW of battery storage.[82]
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