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] |
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Coal |
242[2] |
Operational |
2008 |
Reid Gardner Generating Station |
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Coal |
577 |
Operational |
1965 |
North Valmy Generating Station |
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Coal |
522 |
Operational |
1981 |
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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 |
|
|
|
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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
See also
References
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