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Steamboat Hills LP

Steamboat Hills LP is a 37.2 MW operating power plant in Washoe County, Nevada, operated by Ormat Nevada Inc.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingFeb 1988 (current stage)
  5. ClosedApr 2020 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
OEC51Geothermal26 MW OperatingJun 2020
OEC52Geothermal5.9 MW OperatingJun 2020
SBSL2Solar Photovoltaic3.6 MW OperatingMar 2024
SBSOLSolar Photovoltaic2.0 MW OperatingJul 2022
GEN1Geothermal16 MW RetiredFeb 1988Apr 2020
OEC41Geothermal5.5 MW RetiredApr 2007Apr 2020

Plant details

Operator
Ormat Nevada Inc
Location
Washoe County, Nevada
Balancing authority
NEVP
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 37.2 MW
Retired: 21.8 MW
First unit online
Feb 1988
EIA plant ID
50654

Location

39.3700, -119.7669

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem