LAS VEGAS GENERATING STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 61 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Clark County
- Operator
- LAS VEGAS COGENERATION II LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1994
- EIA plant ID
- 10761
- Coordinates
- 36.2319, -115.1222
LAS VEGAS GENERATING STATION, a 61 MW Natural Gas power plant in Clark County, Nevada. Operated by LAS VEGAS COGENERATION II LLC, commissioned 1994.
How LAS VEGAS GENERATING STATION compares
With 61 MW of capacity, LAS VEGAS GENERATING STATION ranks 27th among the 50 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nevada and 15th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of Nevada's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 768th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is older than 71% of the 49 operating Nevada plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LAS VEGAS COGENERATION II LLC, runs 2 operating plants in Nevada totaling 359 MW. It shares Clark County with 28 other operating plants, including CHUCK LENZIE GENERATING STATION and CLARK (NVE).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is GILMORE (138 kV), about 1.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by NEVADA POWER COMPANY, about 1.0 miles away. Another 15 operating power plants totaling 5,555 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CHUCK LENZIE GENERATING STATION (1,466 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Fiberhub LAS1 in Las Vegas, about 11.5 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860 retirement records and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
LAS VEGAS GENERATING STATION is a 61 MW natural gas power plant in Clark County, NV, operated by LAS VEGAS COGENERATION II LLC, commissioned in 1994. Clark County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.7 of 5 at the 17th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 89th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Clark County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively High | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Riverine flooding | Very High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Heat wave | Very High | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 11.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 24.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.17 |
Perils not assessed in Clark County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Clark County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.