McGinness Hills

McGinness Hills is a 104 MW operating geothermal plant in Lander County, Nevada, operated by Ormat Nevada Inc.

Plant statusOperating

Planning (completed)
Consented (completed)
Construction (completed)
OperatingMay 2012 (current stage)
ClosedAug 2023 (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.

Unit	Technology	Capacity	Status	Online	Retired / planned retirement
1	Geothermal	20 MW	Operating	May 2012
2	Geothermal	20 MW	Operating	Jun 2012
OEC21	Geothermal	18 MW	Operating	Feb 2015
OEC22	Geothermal	18 MW	Operating	Feb 2015
OE23R	Geothermal	16 MW	Operating	Sep 2023
3	Geothermal	12 MW	Operating	Jun 2012
OEC23	Geothermal	12 MW	Retired	Feb 2015	Aug 2023

Plant details

Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc
Location: Lander County, Nevada
Balancing authority: NEVP
Sector: IPP Non-CHP
Capacity: Operating: 104 MW
Retired: 12.0 MW
First unit online: May 2012
EIA plant ID: 57446

Location

39.5911, -116.9119

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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