United States

McGinness Hills — 100 MW Geothermal

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McGinness Hills is a 100 MW geothermal power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
100 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2013

Year online

Owner
Ormat Nevada Inc

Operator

Location
39.59, -116.91

Coordinates

Insights

#2,143
largest in United States of America
#48
largest Geothermal worldwide
#10,042
largest worldwide
2013
14 yrs newer than avg
22
operated by Ormat Nevada Inc
3
plants within 100 km

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

Annual CO₂
26,630 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
798,912 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
38 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

5,789
cars per year
3,551
homes per year
1,210,473
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 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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