Power plants operated by Nevada Power Co
Nevada Power Co operates 12 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 6,478 MW of nameplate capacity, the 38th-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. All of them are in Nevada. Natural gas is 92% of the capacity; the largest site is Chuck Lenzie Generating Station. Its oldest working unit dates from 1973, at Clark (NVE). Units added from 2020 to 2025 total 936 MW.
- Natural gas5,976 MW92%
- Battery storage330 MW5.1%
- Solar165 MW2.5%
- Other sources7.5 MW0.1%
Capacity by decade it came online
Natural gasSolarBattery storageOther sources
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Lenzie Generating Station | Nevada | Natural gas | 1,466 MW | 2006 |
| Clark (NVE) | Nevada | Natural gas | 1,376 MW | 1973 |
| Silverhawk | Nevada | Natural gas | 1,120 MW | 2004 |
| Harry Allen | Nevada | Natural gas | 745 MW | 1995 |
| Higgins Generating Station | Nevada | Natural gas | 688 MW | 2004 |
| Las Vegas Generating Station | Nevada | Natural gas | 359 MW | 1994 |
| Dry Lake Solar Energy Center | Nevada | Solar | 250 MW | 2024 |
| Sun Peak Generating Station | Nevada | Natural gas | 222 MW | 1991 |
| Reid Gardner | Nevada | Battery storage | 220 MW | 2023 |
| Nellis Solar PV II | Nevada | Solar | 15 MW | 2015 |
| Chukar Battery Energy Storage System | Nevada | Battery storage | 10 MW | 2021 |
| Goodsprings Waste Heat Recovery | Nevada | Other sources | 7.5 MW | 2010 |