List of power stations in Nevada

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The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of Nevada.

Fossil fuel

Coal

Name Location Type Capacity (MW) Status Year Opened
TS Power Plant[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Coal 242[2] Operational 2008
Reid Gardner Generating Station Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Coal 577 Operational 1965
North Valmy Generating Station Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Coal 522 Operational 1981
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Natural gas

Name Type Capacity (MW) Status
Chuck Lenzie Generating Station gas 1,102 operational
Clark Mountain Combustion Turbines gas 132 operational
Edward W. Clark Generating Station gas 1,103 operational
Fort Churchill Generating Station gas 226 operational
Frank A. Tracy Generating Station gas 889 operational
Harry Allen Generating Station gas 628 operational
Silverhawk Generating Station gas 390 operational
Walter M. Higgins Generating Station gas 530 operational

Renewable

Solar

Name Location Type Capacity (MW) Status Operator Power Purchase Agreement with Year opened
Aiya Solar Moapa River Indian Reservation Photovoltaic 100[3] Proposed
Apex Nevada Solar North Las Vegas, Nevada Photovoltaic 20[4] Operational SunEdison[5] NV Energy 2012[6]
Boulder Solar Boulder City, Nevada Photovoltaic 100[7] Proposed NV Energy
California Ridge Solar Project Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 200[8] Proposed
Copper Mountain Solar Facility Boulder City, Nevada Photovoltaic 458[9] Operational Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Public Power Authority
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Nye County, Nevada Concentrating Solar Power (molten salt) 110[10] Operational[11] Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC (subsidiary of SolarReserve) NV Energy September 2015
Dry Lake Solar Energy Center Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 110[12] Proposed
Edward W. Clark Whitney, Nevada Concentrating Solar Power 0.075[13] Operational
El Dorado Solar Power Plant Boulder City, Nevada Photovoltaic 10[14] Operational Pacific Gas & Electric 2008
Fort Churchill Solar Project Mason Valley, Nevada Photovoltaic 19.9[15] Under construction
Harry Allen Solar Energy Center Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 130[16] Proposed
K-Road Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 250[17] Under construction
Lago Seco Solar Project Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 120[18] Proposed
Las Vegas Valley Water District (6 projects) Photovoltaic 3[19] Operational 2006, 2007
Meadow Valley Solar Project Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 200[20] Proposed
Mesa Solar Energy Project Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 200[21] Proposed
Moapa Solar Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic (Concentrating Solar Power alternative under consideration)[22] 200[23] Proposed
Mountain View Solar North Las Vegas, Nevada Photovoltaic 20[24] Operational NextEra Energy Resources NV Energy January 2014[25]
NV Dry Lake (Playa Solar) Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 200[26] Proposed
Nellis AFB Solar Star Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 14[27] Operational U. S. Air Force (Nellis Air Force Base) December 17, 2007
Nellis AFB Solar Array II Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 15[28] Proposed U. S. Air Force (Nellis Air Force Base)
Nevada Solar One Boulder City, Nevada Concentrating Solar Power 64[29] Operational Acciona Solar Power[30] June 2007
River Mountains Solar Photovoltaic 14.4[31] Proposed
Searchlight Solar Searchlight, Nevada Photovoltaic 17.5[32] Operational December 16, 2014[33]
Silver State North Solar Project Primm, Nevada Photovoltaic 60[34] Operational May 7, 2012
Silver State South Solar Project Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 250[35] Under construction NextEra Energy Resources Southern California Edison
Snow Mountain Solar Project Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 100[36] Proposed
Spectrum Nevada Solar Clark County, Nevada Photovoltaic 30[37] Operational 2013
Stillwater GeoSolar Hybrid Plant[38] Fallon, Nevada Photovoltaic 26 Operational Enel Green Power NV Energy
Stillwater GeoSolar Hybrid Plant[39] Fallon, Nevada Concentrating Solar Power 2 Operational Enel Green Power NV Energy 2015
Sunshine Valley Solar Project Nye County, Nevada Photovoltaic 110[40] Proposed
Switch Station 100[41] Proposed
Taba Generating Station 200[42] Proposed
Techren Solar Photovoltaic 180[43] Proposed
Toquop Energy Project Lincoln County, Nevada Photovoltaic 100[44]
Townsite Solar Photovoltaic 180[45] Proposed
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Geothermal

The following table contains information on geothermal plants located in Nevada:[46]

Name Location Type Capacity (MW) Operator Year opened
Beowawe Whirlwind Valley, Nevada Double Flash 18 Beowawe Power LLC 1985
Beowawe 2 Whirlwind Valley, Nevada Binary 1.9 Terra-Gen Power 2011
Brady Hot Springs Churchill County, Nevada Double Flash 26.1 Ormat 1992
Desert Peak Churchill County, Nevada Binary 11 Ormat 2006
Dixie Valley Dixie Valley, Nevada Double Flash 64 Terra-Gen Operating Co. 1988
Dixie Valley 2 Churchill County, Nevada Binary 6.2 Terra-Gen Power 2012
Faulkner Humboldt County, Nevada Binary 50 Nevada Geothermal Power 2009
Florida Canyon Mine Pershing, Nevada Binary 0.1 ElectraTherm 2012
Galena II Churchill County, Nevada Binary 15 Ormat 2007
Galena III Reno, Nevada Binary 30 Ormat 2008
Jersey Valley Reno, Nevada Binary 15 Ormat 2010
Mcginness Hills Lander, Nevada Binary 30 Ormat 2012
Richard Burdett Steamboat, Nevada Binary 27 Ormat 2005
Salt Wells Churchill County, Nevada Binary 18.1 Enel Green Power 2009
San Emidio (Empire) San Emidio, Nevada Binary 4.8 U.S. Geothermal 1987
San Emidio Repower Washoe County, Nevada Binary 12.8 U.S. Geothermal 2012
Soda Lake Fallon, Nevada Binary 5.1 Magma Energy (US) Corp 1987
Soda Lake II Fallon, Nevada Binary 18 Magma Energy (US) Corp 1991
Steam Boat I Washoe County, Nevada Binary 8.4 Ormat 1986
Steam Boat IA Reno, Nevada Binary 2.4 Ormat 1988
Steam Boat 2 Reno, Nevada Binary 29 Ormat 1992
Steam Boat 3 Reno, Nevada Binary 24 Ormat 1992
Steamboat Hills Steamboat, Nevada Single Flash 14.4 Ormat 1988
Stillwater Fallon, Nevada Binary 47.3 Enel NA 2009
Tuscarora Elko, Nevada Binary 18 Ormat 2012
Wabuska I Wabuska, Nevada Binary 1.1 Home Stretch Geothermal 1984
Wabuska II Wabuska, Nevada Binary 1.1 Home Stretch Geothermal 1987

Hydroelectric

Wind

Name Location Type Capacity (MW) Operator Year opened
Spring Valley Wind White Pine County, Nevada Onshore wind 152 NV Energy 2012

See also

References

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