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EIA plant 50654

Reno · Washoe · NV

Steamboat Hills LP

Operated by Ormat Nevada Inc

Annual generation231,689 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesGEO, SUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNevada Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Steamboat Hills LP?

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39.370000, -119.766944

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyGeothermal31.6 MW represented
TechnologySolar Photovoltaic5.6 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

122,451
219,679
320,863
419,938
519,671
617,337
716,136
817,310
916,331
1018,344
1120,535
1223,094

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
122,451
219,679
320,863
419,938
519,671
617,337
716,136
817,310
916,331
1018,344
1120,535
1223,094

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
122,451 MWh
219,679 MWh
320,863 MWh
419,938 MWh
519,671 MWh
617,337 MWh
716,136 MWh
817,310 MWh
916,331 MWh
1018,344 MWh
1120,535 MWh
1223,094 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
OEC51GeothermalGEO25.7OP
OEC52GeothermalGEO5.9OP
SBSL2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN3.6OP
SBSOLSolar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
50654
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (23,094 MWh) and 7 the lowest (16,136 MWh). Their difference is 6,958 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 2 (SBSOL) to 25.7 (OEC51). The difference is 23.7 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
OEC51Geothermal25.717.125.717.1
OEC52Geothermal5.94.05.94.0
SBSL2Solar Photovoltaic3.63.61.8Not supplied
SBSOLSolar Photovoltaic2.02.01.0Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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