Query
McGinness Hills
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
McGinness Hills
Generated
2026-10-11T18:17:31.666Z

Briefing on McGinness Hills

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 11, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
104 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2012
Operating since
6
Generators
66.0%
Capacity factor
603 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

McGinness Hills is a 104 MW Geothermal asset in Nevada, currently Operating.

McGinness Hills is reported in Nevada since 2012 under Ormat Nevada Inc. Available operating and financial measures include 66.0% capacity factor and 603 GWh annual generation; $2851/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Lander, Nevada
Technology
Geothermal
Owner / parent
Ormat Nevada Inc
Operator
Ormat Nevada Inc
Grid
Nevada Power Company
Plant ID
57446

What stands out

1

McGinness Hills is a 104 MW Geothermal asset in Nevada with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 66.0% capacity factor and 603 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $2851/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Completion of McGinness Hills geothermal plant complex expansion” (ThinkGeoEnergy, 2021-06-07).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Nevada Power Company
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#2 of 27
National rank
#7 of 69

Why it matters

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