United States

Tuscarora Geothermal Power Plant — 32 MW Geothermal

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Tuscarora Geothermal Power Plant is a 32 MW geothermal power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
32 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2012

Year online

Owner
Ormat Nevada Inc

Operator

Location
41.48, -116.15

Coordinates

Insights

#3,413
largest in %s
#110
largest %s worldwide
#16,178
largest worldwide
2012
%d yrs newer than avg
22
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Geothermal
Capacity
32 MW
Commissioned
2012
Status
Operational
Owner
Ormat Nevada Inc
Country
United States
Coordinates
41.483, -116.151

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,522 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
255,652 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
38 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,853
cars / year
1,136
homes / year
387,351
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Tuscarora Geothermal Power Plant is a 32 MW geothermal power plant in the United States, operated by Ormat Nevada Inc since 2012.

Ranked #31 of 65 geothermal plants in the United States. Its 32 MW accounts for 0.82% of the 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 Tuscarora 36 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Nevada, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Elko.

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