List of power stations in Nevada
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Nevada, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Nevada had a total summer capacity of 11,938 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 39,890 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 6.9% coal, 64.6% natural gas, 12.1% solar, 9.8% geothermal, 5.6% hydroelectric, 0.8% wind, and 0.2% biomass.[1]
Sources of Nevada electricity generation: full-year 2019 [1]
Coal (6.9%)
Natural Gas (64.6%)
Hydroelectric (5.6%)
Wind (0.8%)
Biomass (0.2%)
Solar (12.1%)
Geothermal (9.8%)
Small-scale solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered an additional net 680 GWh to Nevada's electricity grid in 2019. This was seven times smaller than the amount generated by the state's utility-scale PV plants.[1] Nevada ranks second in the nation as a producer of geothermal resources, and fourth as a producer of solar resources.[3]
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]
Coal
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Ref | Year Opened | Scheduled Retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS Power Plant | Eureka County | 40°44′48″N 116°31′42″W | 242 | Nevada Gold Mines | [5][6] | 2008 | 2022[7] convert to ng |
| North Valmy Generating Station | Humboldt County | 40°52′50″N 117°09′08″W | 522 | NV Energy | [8] | 1981 (Unit 1) 1985 (Unit 2) | 2021 (Unit 1) 2025 (Unit 2) |
| Reid Gardner Generating Station | Clark County | 36°39′22″N 114°37′58″W | 557 | NV Energy | [9] | 1965 (Unit 1) 1968 (Unit 2) 1976 (Unit 3) 1983 (Unit 4) | 2014 (Unit 1) 2014 (Unit 2) 2014 (Unit 3) 2017 (Unit 4) |
Cancelled facilities:
- Ely Energy Center: 1,500–2,500 MW
- White Pine Energy Station: 1,590 MW
Natural gas
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Operator | Ref | Year Opened | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Generating Station | Clark County | 36.4160°N 114.9609°W | 525 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | Southern California Public Power Authority | [10] | 2003 | |
| Black Mountain (Nevada Cogen. Assoc. #2) | Clark County | 36.2253°N 114.8783°W | 85 | 3x1 Combined Cycle | Northern Star Generation | [11] | 1992 | |
| Chuck Lenzie Generating Station | Clark County | 36.3837°N 114.9218°W | 1,102 | 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) | NV Energy | [12] | 2006 | |
| Desert Star Energy Center | Clark County | 35.7889°N 114.9942°W | 450 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | Sempra Energy | [13] | 2000 | |
| Edward W. Clark Generating Station | Clark County | 36.0875°N 115.0507°W | 1,103 | 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2), Simple Cycle (x13) | NV Energy | [14] | 1973/ 1979-1982/ 1993-1994/ 2008 | |
| Fort Churchill Generating Station | Lyon County | 39.1281°N 119.1322°W | 226 | Steam Turbine (x2) | NV Energy | [15] | 1968/1971 | |
| Frank A. Tracy Generating Station | Storey County | 39.5625°N 119.5250°W | 885 | 2x1 Combined Cycle, 1x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle (x2), Steam Turbine | NV Energy | [16] | 1974/1994/ 1996/2008 | |
| Garnet Valley (Nevada Cogen. Assoc. #1) | Clark County | 36.3432°N 114.9207°W | 90 | 3x1 Combined Cycle | Northern Star Generation | [17] | 1992 | |
| Goodsprings Waste Heat Recovery Station | Clark County | 35.8094°N 115.4114°W | 5.0 | ORC Generator | NV Energy | [18] | 2010 | waste heat from gas compressor station |
| Harry Allen Generating Station | Clark County | 36.4306°N 114.9024°W | 628 | 2x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle (x2) | NV Energy | [19] | 1995/2006/ 2011 | |
| Las Vegas Generating Station | Clark County | 36.2319°N 115.1222°W | 272 | 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2), 1x1 Combined Cycle | NV Energy | [20] | 1974/1994/ 1996/2008 | |
| Saguaro Power Plant | Clark County | 36.0417°N 115.0117°W | 101 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | Saguaro Power | [21] | 1991 | |
| Silverhawk Generating Station | Clark County | 36.4078°N 114.9606°W | 520 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | NV Energy | [22] | 2004 | |
| Sun Peak Generating Station | Clark County | 36.1375°N 115.0339°W | 210 | Simple Cycle (x3) | NV Energy | [23] | 1991 | |
| Walter M. Higgins Generating Station | Clark County | 35.6139°N 115.3561°W | 530 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | NV Energy | [24] | 2004 | |
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]
Biomass
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation Type |
Fuel | Operator | Ref | Year Opened |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County Landfill Energy | Clark County | 36.3587°N 114.8748°W | 12 | Simple Cycle (x2) | landfill gas | DCO Energy | [25] | 2012 | |
| Waste Management Lockwood LFTGE | Washoe County | 39.4933°N 119.6203°W | 3.2 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | landfill gas | Waste Management | [26] | 2012 |
Geothermal
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation Type |
Operator | Ref | Year Opened |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beowawe | Lander County | 40.5547°N 116.6175°W | 17.7 | Flash Steam | Terra-Gen Power | [27][28][29] | 1985 | |
| Beowawe 2 | Lander County | 40.5548°N 116.6174°W | 1.5 | Binary | Terra-Gen Power | [28] | 2011 | |
| Blue Mountain | Humboldt County | 40.9961°N 118.1414°W | 50 | Binary (x3) | Altarock | [29] | 2009 | |
| Brady Hot Springs | Churchill County | 39.7960°N 119.0100°W | 26.1 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [29][30] | 2002/2018 | |
| Desert Peak | Lyon County | 39.7540°N 118.9535°W | 25 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [29][30] | 2006 | |
| Dixie Valley | Churchill County | 39.9663°N 117.8557°W | 67 | Flash Steam | Terra-Gen Power | [27][31] | 1988 | |
| Dixie Valley 2 | Churchill County | 39.9664°N 117.8558°W | 6.2 | Binary | Terra-Gen Power | [31] | 2012 | |
| Don Campbell 1 | Mineral County | 38.8367°N 118.3239°W | 22.5 | Binary | Ormat | [30] | 2013 | |
| Don Campbell 2 | Mineral County | 38.8358°N 118.3253°W | 25 | Binary | Ormat | [30] | 2015 | |
| Florida Canyon Mine | Pershing County | 40.5781°N 118.2270°W | 0.1 | Binary | ElectraTherm | [32] | 2012 | |
| Galena II | Washoe County | 39.3732°N 119.7645°W | 13 | Binary | Ormat | [30] | 2007 | |
| Galena III | Washoe County | 39.3887°N 119.7489°W | 26.5 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [29][30] | 2008 | |
| Jersey Valley | Pershing County | 40.1808°N 117.4739°W | 22.5 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [29][30] | 2010 | |
| McGinness Hills 1 | Lander County | 39.5911°N 116.9119°W | 45 | Binary (x3) | Ormat | [29][30] | 2012 | |
| McGinness Hills 2 | Lander County | 39.5912°N 116.9118°W | 45 | Binary (x3) | Ormat | [30] | 2015 | |
| McGinness Hills 3 | Lander County | 39.5963°N 116.8942°W | 48 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [30] | 2018 | |
| Patua | Churchill County | 39.5858°N 119.0735°W | 21 | Binary (x3) | Cyrq | [33][34] | 2013 | geothermal-solar hybrid |
| Richard Burdett | Washoe County | 39.3908°N 119.7546°W | 26 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [29][30] | 2005 | |
| Salt Wells | Churchill County | 39.2944°N 118.5725°W | 23.6 | Binary (x2) | Enel Green Power | [29] | 2009 | |
| San Emidio | Washoe County | 40.3806°N 119.3997°W | 11.8 | Binary | U.S. Geothermal | [29] | 1987/2012 | |
| Soda Lake II | Churchill County | 39.5570°N 118.8383°W | 19.5 | Binary (x6) | Cyrq | [29][35] | 1991 | |
| Soda Lake III | Churchill County | 39.5545°N 118.8500°W | 26 | Binary | Cyrq | [35] | 1987/2019 | |
| Steamboat I | Washoe County | 39.3939°N 119.7537°W | 8.4 | Binary | Ormat | [30][36] | 1986 | |
| Steamboat IA | Washoe County | 39.3938°N 119.7538°W | 2.4 | Binary | Ormat | [30] | 1988 | |
| Steamboat II | Washoe County | 39.3956°N 119.7468°W | 13.4 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [29][30] | 1992 | |
| Steamboat III | Washoe County | 39.3944°N 119.7475°W | 13.4 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [29][30] | 1992 | |
| Steamboat Hills | Washoe County | 39.3700°N 119.7669°W | 84 | Binary (x6) | Ormat | [30][37] | 1988/2007/ 2020 |
|
| Stillwater | Churchill County | 39.5475°N 118.5556°W | 47.3 | Binary (x4) | Enel Green Power | [29] | 2009 | solar-geothermal hybrid |
| Tuscarora | Elko County | 41.4828°N 115.1511°W | 32 | Binary (x2) | Ormat | [29][30] | 2012 | |
| Tungsten Mountain | Churchill County | 39.6670°N 117.6937°W | 24 | Binary | Ormat | [30] | 2017 | geothermal-solar hybrid |
| Wabuska (Whitegrass 1) |
Lyon County | 39.1633°N 119.1805°W | 6.4 | Binary (x4) (Kaishan) |
Open Mountain Energy |
[38] | 1984/1987/ 2018 |
Hydroelectric
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Operator | Ref | Year Opened |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Dam | Clark County | 35.1970°N 114.5707°W | 251 | United States Bureau of Reclamation | [39] | 1951 | electricity generated in Arizona |
| Fleish | Washoe County | 39.2851°N 119.5933°W | 2.5 | Truckee Meadows Water Authority | [40] | 1905 | |
| Hoover Dam | Clark County | 36.0155°N 114.7380°W | 2080 | United States Bureau of Reclamation | [41] | 1936-1938/ 1944/1961 |
electricity generation split equally with Arizona |
| Lahontan Dam | Churchill County | 39.4625°N 119.0667°W | 5.9 | Truckee-Carson Irrigation District | [42] | 1915/1989 | 4.0MW added 1989 |
| Verdi | Washoe County | 39.3125°N 119.5850°W | 2.3 | Truckee Meadows Water Authority | [40] | 1911 | |
| Washoe (Mogul) | Washoe County | 39.3022°N 119.5604°W | 1.9 | Truckee Meadows Water Authority | [40] | 1904 |
Solar photovoltaic
| Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MWAC) | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiya Solar | Moapa River Indian Reservation | Photovoltaic | 100[73] | Proposed | |
| Battle Mountain Solar Project | Lander County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 101[46] | Under Construction | |
| California Ridge Solar Project | Clark County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 200[53] | Proposed | |
| Dodge Flat Solar Energy Center | Washoe County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 200[46] | Proposed | |
| Fish Springs Solar Energy Center | Douglas County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 100[46] | Proposed | |
| Harry Allen Solar Energy Center | Clark County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 130[53] | Proposed | |
| KWHB Solar Power Plant | Humboldt County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 120[74] | Proposed | |
| Lago Seco Solar Project | Clark County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 120[53] | Proposed | |
| Meadow Valley Solar Project | Clark County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 200[53] | Proposed | |
| Mesa Solar Energy Project | Clark County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 200[53] | Proposed | |
| Snow Mountain Solar Project | Clark County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 100[53] | Proposed | |
| Sunshine Valley Solar Project | Nye County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 110[53] | Proposed | |
| Toquop Energy Project | Lincoln County, Nevada | Photovoltaic | 100[75] | Proposed |
Solar thermal
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) | Operator | PPA Recipient | Ref | Year Completed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project | Nye County, Nevada | 38.2389°N 117.3636°W | 110 | Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC (subsidiary of SolarReserve) | NV Energy | [76][77] | 2015 | molten salt heat storage |
| Nevada Solar One | Boulder City, Nevada | 35.7998°N 114.9817°W | 64 | Acciona Solar Power | Nevada Power Company Sierra Pacific Resources | [44] | 2007 |
Wind
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Number of Turbines |
Operator | Ref | Year Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Wind Farm | White Pine County | 39.1042°N 114.4922°W | 152 | 66 | NV Energy | [78] | 2012 |
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