Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Nevada
27 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Nevada, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave | coal | 1,636 MW | 2012-07-01 | Clark |
| Ely Energy Center | coal | 1,500 MW | — | White Pine |
| Moapa Paiute Energy Center | gas | 1,210 MW | — | Clark |
| Reid Gardner | coal | 637 MW | 2017-03-01 | Clark |
| Reid Gardner Power Station | power_plant | 220 MW | — | — |
| Clark (NVE) | gas | 190 MW | 2005-09-01 | Clark |
| TS Power Plant | oil | 168 MW | — | Eureka |
| Sunrise | gas | 167 MW | 2011-12-01 | Clark |
| Tracy | gas | 150 MW | 2014-12-01 | Storey |
| Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant | geothermal | 30 MW | 2018-01-01 | Washoe |
| Brady | geothermal | 26 MW | 2018-03-01 | Churchill |
| Steamboat Hills LP | geothermal | 22 MW | 2020-04-01 | Washoe |
| Stillwater Facility | geothermal | 21 MW | 2009-01-01 | Churchill |
| Beowawe | geothermal | 21 MW | 2024-05-01 | Lander |
| Nellis AFB Solar Array II Generating Station | rcra | 15 MW | — | — |
| Winnemucca | gas | 15 MW | 2011-01-01 | Humboldt |
| Nellis AFB Solar Facility Site I | rcra | 13 MW | — | — |
| McGinness Hills | geothermal | 12 MW | 2023-08-01 | Lander |
| Desert Peak Power Plant | geothermal | 11 MW | 2006-05-01 | Lyon |
| Steamboat 1 | geothermal | 8 MW | 2009-12-01 | Washoe |
| Battle Mountain | oil | 8 MW | 2011-01-01 | Lander |
| Valley Road | oil | 6 MW | 2011-01-01 | Washoe |
| Gabbs | oil | 5 MW | 2013-01-01 | Nye |
| Empire | geothermal | 5 MW | 2011-12-01 | Washoe |
| Steamboat 1A Power Plant | geothermal | 2 MW | 2018-12-01 | Washoe |
| Fallon | oil | 2 MW | 1998-12-01 | Churchill |
| Lahontan | oil | 2 MW | 1992-12-01 | Churchill |
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