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- Nevada consumes six times more energy than the state produces in part because Nevada produces only small amounts of natural gas and crude oil and does not mine any coal.
- Most of Nevada's largest power plants by capacity and generation are natural gas-fired. In 2023, natural gas fueled 56% of Nevada's total in-state electricity generation, its smallest share in the past 18 years.
- In 2023, Nevada ranked eighth in the nation in total electricity generation from utility- and small-scale solar resources combined, providing 26% of the state's generation.
- Hoover Dam, one of the nation’s largest federal hydroelectric facilities, is on Nevada's border with Arizona. It supplied about 4% of Nevada's total in-state generation in 2022.
- In 2023, Nevada accounted for 26% of the nation’s utility-scale electricity generation from geothermal energy. Only California generated more.
Last Updated: May 16, 2024