McGinness Hills 3 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 61912
- Capacity
- 112.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Geothermal
- Technology
- Geothermal, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Lander, NV
- Operating Since
- 2018
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 434,362 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 44.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
McGinness Hills 3
OperatingGeothermalSolarHybrid
Ranked #1 of 27 Geothermal plants in NV#4 of 70 nationally
112.8 MW Geothermal (99 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (14 MW) operating in Lander, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAGEMWD
112.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Geothermal + Solar Photovoltaic
2018
Operating Since
Location
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 3 is a hybrid geothermal and solar photovoltaic power plant located in Lander County, Nevada. The plant, owned and operated by Ormat Nevada Inc, has a total capacity of 112.8 MW across 4 generators. It commenced operations in 2018, utilizing geothermal energy as its primary fuel source, supplemented by solar photovoltaic generation. The solar component uses fixed-tilt tracking.
In the most recent year of reported data, McGinness Hills 3 generated 434,362 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 44.1%. The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. McGinness Hills 3 is the largest of two geothermal plants in Nevada and ranks as the fourth-largest of seven geothermal plants nationally.
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
45.7K MWh
Latest Month
434.4K MWh
Annual Generation
44.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
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 (3)Beta
Industry·corporate
Completion of McGinness Hills geothermal plant complex expansion
Ormat Technologies has completed the 21 MW expansion of the McGinness Hills Phase 3 geothermal plant in Nevada, with total installed capacity of now ~160 MW.
Ormat Technologies (operator)
ThinkGeoEnergy·4 years ago
Industry·corporate
Ormat Technologies strongly committed on geothermal development in state of Nevada
Ormat Technologies, headquartered in Reno/ Nevada, is committed to geothermal energy development and operation in the State of Nevada.
Ormat Technologies (operator)
ThinkGeoEnergy·7 years ago
Regulatory·federal policy
June decision still expected for geothermal research lab
The U.S. Department of Energy is working toward a June decision to award either Fallon or Milford, Utah, an underground laboratory to...
U.S. Department of Energy (regulator)
Nevada Appeal·7 years ago
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