McGinness Hills
Lander County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 57446 · Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc
×12 MW geothermal retired since 2020 (latest Aug 2023)
Nameplate104MWSummer 71 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation569GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor92%geothermal units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 159.1 | 97.6% | — |
| 2013 | 327.1 | 124.5% | — |
| 2014 | 325.5 | 123.9% | — |
| 2015 | 667 | 132.5% | — |
| 2016 | 759.2 | 144.0% | — |
| 2017 | 765.2 | 145.6% | — |
| 2018 | 737.9 | 126.5% | — |
| 2019 | 758.2 | 130.0% | — |
| 2020 | 719.4 | 123.0% | — |
| 2021 | 675.2 | 115.7% | — |
| 2022 | 665.1 | 114.0% | — |
| 2023 | 642.5 | 109.0% | — |
| 2024 | 602.8 | 97.2% | — |
| 2025 | 568.6 | 91.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geothermal | BT | 20 | 13.3 | May 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Geothermal | BT | 20 | 13.3 | Jun 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Geothermal | BT | 12 | 8 | Jun 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OE23R | Geothermal | BT | 16 | 12 | Sep 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OEC21 | Geothermal | BT | 18 | 12 | Feb 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OEC22 | Geothermal | BT | 18 | 12 | Feb 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OEC23 | Geothermal | BT | 12 | 8 | Feb 2015 | Retired Aug 2023 | — | 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% | 104 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| McGinness Hills 3 | 99 MW | 1.6 km |
| Tungsten Mountain | 75 MW | 67.5 km |