Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant
Washoe County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 56540 · Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc
Nameplate17MWSummer 12 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation25GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%geothermal units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2007
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), geothermal units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36.9 | 55.9% | — |
| 2008 | 79.3 | 98.2% | — |
| 2009 | 83.2 | 103.3% | — |
| 2010 | 79.8 | 99.0% | — |
| 2011 | 70.8 | 87.8% | — |
| 2012 | 67 | 82.8% | — |
| 2013 | 55.9 | 69.3% | — |
| 2014 | 47.3 | 58.7% | — |
| 2015 | 43.5 | 54.0% | — |
| 2016 | 38.6 | 47.8% | — |
| 2017 | 36.7 | 45.5% | — |
| 2018 | 31.2 | 39.6% | — |
| 2019 | 34 | 43.1% | — |
| 2020 | 32.1 | 40.6% | — |
| 2021 | 35.5 | 45.0% | — |
| 2022 | 36.1 | 45.8% | — |
| 2023 | 38.1 | 48.3% | — |
| 2024 | 36.7 | 46.4% | — |
| 2025 | 25.1 | 31.9% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Geothermal | BT | 13.5 | 9 | Apr 2007 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GLSOL | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | Jul 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Ormat Nevada Inc | 100.0% | 17 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Steamboat Hills LP | 37 MW | 0.4 km |
| Richard Burdette Geothermal | 26 MW | 2.1 km |
| Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant | 32 MW | 2.2 km |
| Steamboat III | 26 MW | 2.8 km |
| Steamboat II | 26 MW | 2.9 km |
| Verdi | 2 MW | 16.8 km |