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- Nevada consumes over 11 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 2024, natural gas fueled 53% of Nevada's total in-state electricity generation, its smallest share in the past 19 years.
- In 2024, Nevada ranked fourth in the nation in total electricity generation from utility- and small-scale solar resources combined. Solar provided 31% of the state's total generation.
- Hoover Dam, one of the nation’s largest federal hydroelectric facilities, is on Nevada's border with Arizona. It supplied about 3% of Nevada's total in-state generation in 2024.
- In 2024, Nevada accounted for 25% of the nation’s utility-scale electricity generation from geothermal energy. Only California generated more.
Last Updated: June 20, 2025