McGinness Hills Geothermal Complex

The McGinness Hills Geothermal Complex is a complex of 3 geothermal power stations located in a valley between the Toiyabe Range and Simpson Park Range in Lander County, Nevada. It is the largest geothermal complex in Nevada and the fourth largest in the United States.

McGinness Hills Geothermal Complex
Official nameMcGinness Hills Geothermal Complex
CountryUnited States
LocationLander County, Nevada
Coordinates39°35′21″N 116°54′42″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: July 2012
Unit 2: July 2012
Unit 3: 20 December 2018
Owner(s)Ormat
Operator(s)Ormat
Geothermal power station
TypeBinary cycle [1]
Power generation
Units operational2 x 45 MW
1 x 48 MW
Nameplate capacity138 MW [2][3]
Annual net output771 GWh (2018) [4][5]

The complex consists of two 45 MW geothermal power stations that were commissioned in July 2012, as well as a third 48 MW geothermal power station that was commissioned on 20 December 2018.[2] The entire complex is owned by Ormat.[3]

See also

References

  1. Nordquist, Josh; Delwiche, Ben (2013). "the McGinness Hills Geothermal Project" (PDF). geothermal-library.org. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. Richter, Alexander (December 20, 2018). "48 MW McGinness Hills Phase 3 geothermal plant starts operation in Nevada". ThinkGeoEnergy. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. "Ormat Technologies Inc. - Ormat Technologies Inc. - Global Projects". www.ormat.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. "Electricity Data Browser - McGinness Hills". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. "Electricity Data Browser - McGinness Hills 3". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 6, 2020.


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