Salt Wells — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57213
- Capacity
- 23.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Geothermal
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- CHURCHILL, NV
- Operating Since
- 2009
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Ormat Salt Wells LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 70,046 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 33.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Salt Wells
OperatingGeothermal
Ranked #20 of 27 Geothermal plants in NV#50 of 70 nationally
23.6 MW Geothermal operating in CHURCHILL, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAGEMWD
23.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Geothermal
Technology
2009
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.2948, -118.5724
County
CHURCHILL, NV
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Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Ormat Salt Wells LLC | Ormat Technology Inc | — |
| Owner(s) | Ormat Salt Wells LLC | Ormat Technology Inc | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Ormat Technology Inc
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Salt Wells geothermal plant is located in Churchill County, Nevada. The plant has a total capacity of 23.6 MW across two generators and came online in 2009. Ormat Salt Wells LLC owns and operates the facility, which utilizes geothermal technology. Salt Wells ranks as the 20th largest power plant in Nevada out of 27, and 50th nationally out of 70 geothermal plants.
In the latest year of reported data, Salt Wells generated 70,046 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 33.8%. The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Public sources show 10 news articles related to the plant, with 8 focused on deals, 1 on regulatory matters, and 1 on industry news.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Nevada Power Company
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
8.5K MWh
Latest Month
70.0K MWh
Annual Generation
33.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
Google Taps Earth’s Heat in 150MW Geothermal Deal with Ormat Technologies to Power Data Centers
Google signs a 150MW geothermal deal with Ormat to power Nevada data centers and advance its 24/7 carbon-free goal.
CarbonCredits.com·4 weeks ago
Deals·ppa
Ormat deepens its data center power play with Google deal
The hyperscaler's second-ever deal under the “clean transition tariff” is with one of the biggest conventional geothermal players.
Ormat (seller)Google (buyer)
Latitude Media·4 weeks ago
Deals·ppa
Ormat signs 20-year 13-MW geothermal PPA for data centers in Nevada
Ormat Technologies has signed a 13-year PPA to supply power from the Salt Wells geothermal power plant to Switch's data centers in Nevada.
Ormat Technologies (seller)Switch (buyer)
ThinkGeoEnergy·2 months ago
Deals·ppa
Ormat to supply geothermal power to Switch data centres
US renewables company Ormat Technologies Inc (NYSE:ORA) has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply 13 MW of geothermal...
Ormat Technologies Inc (seller)Switch (buyer)
Renewables Now·2 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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