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Português McGinness Hills is a 100 MW geothermal power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Geothermal
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Commissioned
- 2013
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.591, -116.912
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~30 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
McGinness Hills is a 100 MW geothermal power plant in the United States, operated by Ormat Nevada Inc since 2013.
Ranked #5 of 65 geothermal plants in the United States. Its 100 MW represents 2.57% 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 11.6 times smaller.
Nearby plants include McGinness Hills 3 (74 MW, Geothermal). The facility is located in Nevada, approximately 160 km east of Reno.
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