United States

McGinness Hills 3 — 74 MW Geothermal

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McGinness Hills 3 is a 74 MW geothermal power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
74 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2019

Year online

Owner
Ormat Nevada Inc

Operator

Location
39.60, -116.89

Coordinates

Insights

#2,541
largest in United States of America
#66
largest Geothermal worldwide
#11,540
largest worldwide
2019
20 yrs newer than avg
22
operated by Ormat Nevada Inc
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Geothermal
Capacity
74 MW
Commissioned
2019
Status
Operational
Owner
Ormat Nevada Inc
Country
United States
Coordinates
39.596, -116.894

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
19,706 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
591,195 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
38 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

4,284
cars / year
2,628
homes / year
895,750
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

McGinness Hills 3 is a 74 MW geothermal power plant in the United States, operated by Ormat Nevada Inc since 2019.

Ranked #13 of 65 geothermal plants in the United States. Its 74 MW represents 1.9% of the United States’ total geothermal capacity of 3,889 MW. The largest geothermal plant in the United States is Geysers Unit 5-20 at 1,163 MW, making McGinness Hills 3 15.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include McGinness Hills (100 MW, Geothermal). The facility is located in Nevada, approximately 150 km east of Reno.

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