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 | |
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| Official name | McGinness Hills Geothermal Complex |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Lander County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39°35′21″N 116°54′42″W / 39.58917°N 116.91167°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: July 2012 Unit 2: July 2012 Unit 3: 20 December 2018 |
| Owner | Ormat |
| Operator | Ormat |
| Geothermal power station | |
| Type | Binary cycle[1] |
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| Units operational | 2 x 45 MW 1 x 48 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 138 MW[2][3] |
| Annual net output | 771 GWh (2018) [4][5] |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to McGinness Hills Geothermal Complex.
- ^ Nordquist, Josh; Delwiche, Ben (2013). "the McGinness Hills Geothermal Project" (PDF). geothermal-library.org. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Richter, Alexander (December 20, 2018). "48 MW McGinness Hills Phase 3 geothermal plant starts operation in Nevada". ThinkGeoEnergy. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ormat Technologies Inc. - Ormat Technologies Inc. - Global Projects". www.ormat.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser - McGinness Hills". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser - McGinness Hills 3". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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