McGinness Hills geothermal plant

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McGinness Hills geothermal plant is an operating geothermal power plant in Lander County, Nevada, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for McGinness Hills geothermal plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2012[2] 45 MW[2] Binary cycle[3] Ormat Technology Inc [100%][4] Ormat Technology[5]
2 Operating[1] 2012[2] 45 MW[2] Binary cycle[3] Ormat Technology Inc [100%][4] Ormat Technology[5]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for McGinness Hills geothermal plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Lander County, Nevada, United States[5] 39.5963, -116.8942 (exact)[5]
2 Lander County, Nevada, United States[5] 39.5963, -116.8942 (exact)[5]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220511220543/https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/48-mw-mcginness-hills-phase-3-geothermal-plant-starts-operation-in-nevada/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220608171332/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGinness_Hills_Geothermal_Complex. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Global Geothermal Power Plant Map". 2012-01-10. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2025-01-06. {{cite web}}: Text "ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News" ignored (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220511221641/https://www.wecc.org/Reliability/Generator%20Certifications%202020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2012". Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)