Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant
Washoe County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 56541 · Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc
Nameplate32MWSummer 20 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation78GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor44%geothermal units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 144 | 113.4% | — |
| 2009 | 183.7 | 132.8% | — |
| 2010 | 179.1 | 129.4% | — |
| 2011 | 173.7 | 125.5% | — |
| 2012 | 158.8 | 114.4% | — |
| 2013 | 151 | 109.1% | — |
| 2014 | 135.4 | 97.9% | — |
| 2015 | 134.6 | 97.3% | — |
| 2016 | 144.8 | 104.3% | — |
| 2017 | 136.2 | 98.4% | — |
| 2018 | 129.2 | 73.7% | — |
| 2019 | 126.7 | 72.3% | — |
| 2020 | 103.5 | 58.9% | — |
| 2021 | 100.2 | 57.2% | — |
| 2022 | 98.9 | 56.5% | — |
| 2023 | 92.1 | 52.6% | — |
| 2024 | 82.6 | 47.0% | — |
| 2025 | 77.9 | 44.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEC31 | Geothermal | BT | 16 | 10 | Feb 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OEC32 | Geothermal | BT | 15.6 | 10 | Feb 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Geothermal | BT | 15 | 10 | Feb 2008 | Retired Jan 2018 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Geothermal | BT | 15 | 10 | Feb 2008 | Retired Jan 2018 | — | 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% | 32 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Richard Burdette Geothermal | 26 MW | 0.5 km |
| Steamboat III | 26 MW | 0.6 km |
| Steamboat II | 26 MW | 0.8 km |
| Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant | 17 MW | 2.2 km |
| Steamboat Hills LP | 37 MW | 2.6 km |
| Waste Management Lockwood LFGTE | 3 MW | 16 km |