Tesla Reno GigaFactory
Storey County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 64098 · Operator: SolarCity Corporation
1 MW under construction (Solar Photovoltaic), first expected Dec 2026 · EIA-860M
Nameplate7MWSummer 7 MW
Generators6in service · 1 MW building
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor9%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.4 | 17.8% | — |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 15.3% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4 | 21.2% | — |
| 2023 | 11.1 | 18.9% | — |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 14.8% | — |
| 2025 | 5.1 | 8.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jul 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jun 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.9 | 0.9 | Nov 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| RA | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.1 | 1.1 | Mar 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| RB | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.8 | 1.8 | Apr 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| RC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2 | 2 | Jul 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | planned Dec 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 13.4 | 13.4 | planned Nov 2021 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: SolarCity Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| SolarCity Corporation | 100.0% | 7 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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