HIGGINS GENERATING STATION

How HIGGINS GENERATING STATION compares

With 688 MW of capacity, HIGGINS GENERATING STATION ranks 6th among the 50 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nevada and 5th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.4% of Nevada's operating Natural Gas capacity and 5.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 201st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is older than 61% of the 49 operating Nevada plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NEVADA POWER CO, runs 6 operating plants in Nevada totaling 4,815 MW. It shares Clark County with 28 other operating plants, including CHUCK LENZIE GENERATING STATION and CLARK (NVE).

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 688 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,984 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), up 11% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BIGHORN (287 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by NEVADA POWER COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 1,708 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DESERT STAR ENERGY CENTER (536 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Switch Las Vegas in Las Vegas, about 31.9 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology