McGinness Hills — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57446
- Capacity
- 104 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Geothermal
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Lander, NV
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 6
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 602,822 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 66.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
McGinness Hills
OperatingGeothermal
Ranked #2 of 27 Geothermal plants in NV#7 of 70 nationally
104 MW Geothermal operating in Lander, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAGEMWD
104 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Geothermal
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.5911, -116.9119
County
Lander, NV
Nearby Plants
- McGinness Hills 3Geothermal112.8 MW · 1.6 km
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 Nevada Inc | Ormat Technology Inc [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Ormat Nevada Inc | Ormat Technology Inc [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Ormat Technology Inc [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
McGinness Hills is a 104 MW geothermal power plant located in Lander County, Nevada. The plant, which began operating in 2012, is owned and operated by Ormat Nevada Inc. It consists of six generators utilizing geothermal technology and is the second-largest of two geothermal plants in the state. Nationally, it ranks as the seventh-largest geothermal plant.
The plant's primary fuel source is geothermal energy. In the most recent year of reported data, McGinness Hills generated 602,822 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 66.0%. The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and participates in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
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
57.2K MWh
Latest Month
602.8K MWh
Annual Generation
66.0%
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 (9)Beta
Regulatory·permitting
3 Nevada geothermal projects fast-tracked under Trump's quickie environmental review process
Three proposed geothermal projects in Nevada will be among the first fast-tracked under the Trump administration's new streamlined environmental review process.
Trump administration (regulator)
Nevada Current·9 months ago
Regulatory·permitting
Trump fast tracks Nevada geothermal projects via shorter environmental review
Three geothermal projects in Nevada are being fast-tracked for review by the Trump administration as part of a “national energy emergency,” potentially...
Trump administration (regulator)
Reno Gazette Journal·9 months ago
Regulatory·permitting
US Interior Department Fast-Tracks Geothermal Projects
The emergency permitting rules aim to accelerate geothermal energy development. Ormat Technologies' three Nevada projects will be the first...
US Interior Department (regulator)Ormat Technologies (developer)
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)·9 months ago
Regulatory·permitting
DOI implements emergency permitting procedures to accelerate geothermal energy development for national security and energy independence
The Department of the Interior today announced the implementation of emergency permitting procedures to expeditiously review geothermal energy projects.
Department of the Interior (regulator)
Bureau of Land Management (.gov)·10 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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