Solar Las Vegas MB-1
Clark County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 59430 · Operator: NRG Solar Las Vegas MB-1
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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), solar 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.6 | 24.0% | — |
| 2016 | 9.3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 22.4% | — |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 21.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10 | 22.8% | — |
| 2020 | 8.8 | 20.4% | — |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 18.9% | — |
| 2022 | 10.2 | 23.9% | — |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 20.3% | — |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 10.6% | — |
| 2025 | 9.3 | 21.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 4.9 | 4.9 | Feb 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Solar Las Vegas MB-1. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| NRG Solar Las Vegas MB-1 | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Solar Las Vegas MB 2, LLC | 2 MW | 0.3 km |
| CityCenter Central Plant Cogen Units | 9 MW | 1.7 km |
| Dignity - San Martin | 2 MW | 9.2 km |
| IKEA Las Vegas 462 | 1 MW | 9.5 km |
| Dignity - Siena Campus | 1 MW | 10.9 km |
| Clark (NVE) | 1,376 MW | 11.4 km |