List of power stations in Nevada

Last updated

Sources of Nevada electricity generation: full-year 2022 [1]

Contents

  Natural Gas (58.3%)
  Solar (21.2%)
  Geothermal (9.2%)
  Coal (6.4%)
  Hydroelectric (4%)
  Wind (0.7%)
  Biomass (0.1%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Nevada , sorted by type and name. In 2022, Nevada had a total summer capacity of 13,541 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 42,591 GWh. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 58.3% natural gas, 21.2% solar, 9.2% geothermal, 6.4% coal, 4% hydroelectric, 0.7% wind, and 0.1% biomass. [1]

Small-scale solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered an additional net 1,385 GWh to Nevada's electricity grid in 2022. This was more than six 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]

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [4]

Coal

NameLocation Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
OperatorYear
Opened
Scheduled
Retirement
Ref
TS Power Plant Eureka County 40°44′48″N116°31′42″W / 40.74667°N 116.52833°W / 40.74667; -116.52833 (TS Power Plant) 242Nevada Gold Mines20082022 [5]
convert to ng
[6] [7]
North Valmy Generating Station Humboldt County 40°52′50″N117°09′08″W / 40.88056°N 117.15222°W / 40.88056; -117.15222 (North Valmy Generating Station) 522 NV Energy 1981 (Unit 1)
1985 (Unit 2)
2021 (Unit 1)
2023 (Unit 2)
[8]
Reid Gardner Generating Station Clark County 36°39′22″N114°37′58″W / 36.65611°N 114.63278°W / 36.65611; -114.63278 (Reid Gardner Generating Station) 557NV Energy1965 (Unit 1)
1968 (Unit 2)
1976 (Unit 3)
1983 (Unit 4)
2014 (Unit 1)
2014 (Unit 2)
2014 (Unit 3)
2017 (Unit 4)
Demolished in 2019
[9]

Cancelled facilities:

Natural gas

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Generation
Type
OperatorYear
Opened
NoteRef
Apex Generating Station Clark County 36°24′58″N114°57′39″W / 36.4160°N 114.9609°W / 36.4160; -114.9609 (Apex Station) 5252x1 Combined Cycle Southern California Public Power Authority 2003 [10]
Black Mountain
(Nevada Cogen. Assoc. #2)
Clark County 36°13′31″N114°52′42″W / 36.2253°N 114.8783°W / 36.2253; -114.8783 (Black Mountain) 853x1 Combined CycleNorthern Star Generation1992 [11]
Chuck Lenzie Generating Station Clark County 36°23′01″N114°55′18″W / 36.3837°N 114.9218°W / 36.3837; -114.9218 (Chuck Lenzie) 1,1022x1 Combined Cycle (x2) NV Energy 2006 [12]
Desert Star Energy CenterClark County 35°47′20″N114°59′39″W / 35.7889°N 114.9942°W / 35.7889; -114.9942 (Desert Star) 4502x1 Combined Cycle Sempra Energy 2000 [13]
Edward W. Clark Generating Station Clark County 36°05′15″N115°03′03″W / 36.0875°N 115.0507°W / 36.0875; -115.0507 (Edward Clark) 1,1032x1 Combined Cycle (x2),
Simple Cycle (x13)
NV Energy1973/
1979-1982/
1993-1994/
2008
[14]
Fort Churchill Generating Station Lyon County 39°07′41″N119°07′56″W / 39.1281°N 119.1322°W / 39.1281; -119.1322 (Fort Churchill) 226 Steam Turbine (x2)NV Energy1968/1971 [15]
Frank A. Tracy Generating Station Storey County 39°33′45″N119°31′30″W / 39.5625°N 119.5250°W / 39.5625; -119.5250 (Frank Tracy) 8852x1 Combined Cycle,
1x1 Combined Cycle,
Simple Cycle (x2),
Steam Turbine
NV Energy1974/1994/
1996/2008
[16]
Garnet Valley
(Nevada Cogen. Assoc. #1)
Clark County 36°20′36″N114°55′15″W / 36.3432°N 114.9207°W / 36.3432; -114.9207 (Garnet Valley) 903x1 Combined CycleNorthern Star Generation1992 [17]
Goodsprings Waste Heat Recovery Station Clark County 35°48′34″N115°24′41″W / 35.8094°N 115.4114°W / 35.8094; -115.4114 (Goodsprings) 5.0 ORC GeneratorNV Energy2010waste heat
from gas
compressor
station
[18]
Harry Allen Generating Station Clark County 36°25′50″N114°54′09″W / 36.4306°N 114.9024°W / 36.4306; -114.9024 (Harry Allen) 6282x1 Combined Cycle,
Simple Cycle (x2)
NV Energy1995/2006/
2011
[19]
Las Vegas Generating StationClark County 36°13′55″N115°07′20″W / 36.2319°N 115.1222°W / 36.2319; -115.1222 (Las Vegas) 2722x1 Combined Cycle (x2),
1x1 Combined Cycle
NV Energy1974/1994/
1996/2008
[20]
Saguaro Power PlantClark County 36°02′30″N115°00′42″W / 36.0417°N 115.0117°W / 36.0417; -115.0117 (Saguaro) 1012x1 Combined CycleSaguaro Power1991 [21]
Silverhawk Generating Station Clark County 36°24′28″N114°57′38″W / 36.4078°N 114.9606°W / 36.4078; -114.9606 (Silverhawk) 5202x1 Combined CycleNV Energy2004 [22]
Sun Peak Generating StationClark County 36°08′15″N115°02′02″W / 36.1375°N 115.0339°W / 36.1375; -115.0339 (Sun Peak) 210Simple Cycle (x3)NV Energy1991 [23]
Walter M. Higgins Generating StationClark County 35°36′50″N115°21′22″W / 35.6139°N 115.3561°W / 35.6139; -115.3561 (Walter Higgins) 5302x1 Combined CycleNV Energy2004 [24]

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [4]

Biomass

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Generation
Type
FuelOperatorYear
Opened
NoteRef
Clark County Landfill Energy Clark County 36°21′31″N114°52′29″W / 36.3587°N 114.8748°W / 36.3587; -114.8748 (Clark County Landfill) 12Simple Cycle (x2) landfill gas DCO Energy2012 [25]
Waste Management Lockwood LFTGE Washoe County 39°29′36″N119°37′13″W / 39.4933°N 119.6203°W / 39.4933; -119.6203 (WM Lockwood LFTGE) 3.2 Reciprocating Engine (x2)landfill gasWaste Management2012 [26]

Geothermal

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Generation
Type
OperatorYear
Opened
NoteRef
Beowawe Lander County 40°33′17″N116°37′03″W / 40.5547°N 116.6175°W / 40.5547; -116.6175 (Beowawe) 17.7 Flash Steam Terra-Gen Power1985 [27] [28] [29]
Beowawe 2Lander County 40°33′17″N116°37′03″W / 40.5548°N 116.6174°W / 40.5548; -116.6174 (Beowawe 2) 1.5 Binary Terra-Gen Power2011 [28]
Blue Mountain Humboldt County 40°59′46″N118°08′29″W / 40.9961°N 118.1414°W / 40.9961; -118.1414 (Blue Mountain) 50Binary (x3)Altarock2009 [29]
Brady Hot Springs Churchill County 39°47′46″N119°00′36″W / 39.7960°N 119.0100°W / 39.7960; -119.0100 (Brady) 26.1Binary (x2) Ormat 2002/2018 [29] [30]
Desert Peak Lyon County 39°45′14″N118°57′13″W / 39.7540°N 118.9535°W / 39.7540; -118.9535 (Desert Peak) 25Binary (x2)Ormat2006 [29] [30]
Dixie ValleyChurchill County 39°57′59″N117°51′21″W / 39.9663°N 117.8557°W / 39.9663; -117.8557 (Dixie Valley) 67Flash SteamTerra-Gen Power1988 [27] [31]
Dixie Valley 2Churchill County 39°57′59″N117°51′21″W / 39.9664°N 117.8558°W / 39.9664; -117.8558 (Dixie Valley 2) 6.2BinaryTerra-Gen Power2012 [31]
Don Campbell 1 Mineral County 38°50′12″N118°19′26″W / 38.8367°N 118.3239°W / 38.8367; -118.3239 (Don Campbell 1) 22.5BinaryOrmat2013 [30]
Don Campbell 2Mineral County 38°50′09″N118°19′31″W / 38.8358°N 118.3253°W / 38.8358; -118.3253 (Don Campbell 2) 25BinaryOrmat2015 [30]
Florida Canyon Mine Pershing County 40°34′41″N118°13′37″W / 40.5781°N 118.2270°W / 40.5781; -118.2270 (Florida Canyon Mine) 0.1BinaryElectraTherm2012 [32]
Galena II Washoe County 39°22′24″N119°45′52″W / 39.3732°N 119.7645°W / 39.3732; -119.7645 (Galena II) 13BinaryOrmat2007 [30]
Galena IIIWashoe County 39°23′19″N119°44′56″W / 39.3887°N 119.7489°W / 39.3887; -119.7489 (Galena III) 26.5Binary (x2)Ormat2008 [29] [30]
Jersey Valley Pershing County 40°10′51″N117°28′26″W / 40.1808°N 117.4739°W / 40.1808; -117.4739 (Jersey Valley) 22.5Binary (x2)Ormat2010 [29] [30]
McGinness Hills 1 Lander County 39°35′28″N116°54′43″W / 39.5911°N 116.9119°W / 39.5911; -116.9119 (McGinness Hills) 45Binary (x3)Ormat2012 [29] [30]
McGinness Hills 2 Lander County 39°35′28″N116°54′42″W / 39.5912°N 116.9118°W / 39.5912; -116.9118 (McGinness Hills 2) 45Binary (x3)Ormat2015 [30]
McGinness Hills 3 Lander County 39°35′47″N116°53′39″W / 39.5963°N 116.8942°W / 39.5963; -116.8942 (McGinness Hills 3) 69Binary (x2)Ormat2018/2021 [30] [33]
PatuaChurchill County 39°35′09″N119°04′25″W / 39.5858°N 119.0735°W / 39.5858; -119.0735 (Patua) 21Binary (x3)Cyrq2013geothermal-solar hybrid [34] [35]
Richard BurdettWashoe County 39°23′27″N119°45′17″W / 39.3908°N 119.7546°W / 39.3908; -119.7546 (Richard Burdett) 26Binary (x2)Ormat2005 [29] [30]
Salt Wells Churchill County 39°17′40″N118°34′21″W / 39.2944°N 118.5725°W / 39.2944; -118.5725 (Salt Wells) 23.6Binary (x2) Enel Green Power 2009 [29]
San Emidio Washoe County 40°22′50″N119°23′59″W / 40.3806°N 119.3997°W / 40.3806; -119.3997 (San Emidio) 11.8BinaryU.S. Geothermal1987/2012 [29]
Soda Lake II Churchill County 39°33′25″N118°50′18″W / 39.5570°N 118.8383°W / 39.5570; -118.8383 (Soda Lake II) 19.5Binary (x6)Cyrq1991 [29] [36]
Soda Lake III Churchill County 39°33′16″N118°51′00″W / 39.5545°N 118.8500°W / 39.5545; -118.8500 (Soda Lake III) 26BinaryCyrq1987/2019 [36]
Steamboat I Washoe County 39°23′38″N119°45′13″W / 39.3939°N 119.7537°W / 39.3939; -119.7537 (Steamboat I) 8.4BinaryOrmat1986 [30] [37]
Steamboat IA Washoe County 39°23′38″N119°45′14″W / 39.3938°N 119.7538°W / 39.3938; -119.7538 (Steamboat IA) 2.4BinaryOrmat1988 [30]
Steamboat II Washoe County 39°23′44″N119°44′48″W / 39.3956°N 119.7468°W / 39.3956; -119.7468 (Steamboat II) 13.4Binary (x2)Ormat1992 [29] [30]
Steamboat III Washoe County 39°23′40″N119°44′51″W / 39.3944°N 119.7475°W / 39.3944; -119.7475 (Steamboat III) 13.4Binary (x2)Ormat1992 [29] [30]
Steamboat HillsWashoe County 39°22′12″N119°46′01″W / 39.3700°N 119.7669°W / 39.3700; -119.7669 (Steamboat Hills) 84Binary (x6)Ormat1988/2007/
2020
[30] [38]
StillwaterChurchill County 39°32′51″N118°33′20″W / 39.5475°N 118.5556°W / 39.5475; -118.5556 (Stillwater) 47.3Binary (x4)Enel Green Power2009 solar-geothermal hybrid [29]
Tuscarora Elko County 41°28′58″N116°09′04″W / 41.4828°N 116.1511°W / 41.4828; -116.1511 (Tuscarora) 32Binary (x2)Ormat2012 [29] [30]
Tungsten MountainChurchill County 39°40′01″N117°41′37″W / 39.6670°N 117.6937°W / 39.6670; -117.6937 (Tungsten Mountain) 24BinaryOrmat2017geothermal-solar hybrid [30]
Wabuska
(Whitegrass 1)
Lyon County 39°09′48″N119°10′50″W / 39.1633°N 119.1805°W / 39.1633; -119.1805 (Whitegrass) 6.4Binary (x4)
(Kaishan)
Open Mountain
Energy
1984/1987/
2018
[39]

Hydroelectric

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
OperatorYear
Opened
NoteRef
Davis Dam Clark County 35°11′49″N114°34′15″W / 35.1970°N 114.5707°W / 35.1970; -114.5707 (Davis Dam) 251 United States Bureau of Reclamation 1951electricity generated in Arizona [40]
Fleish Washoe County 39°28′52″N119°59′34″W / 39.481°N 119.992806°W / 39.481; -119.992806 (Fleish Hydro) 2.5 Truckee Meadows Water Authority 1905 [41]
Hoover Dam Clark County 36°00′56″N114°44′17″W / 36.0155°N 114.7380°W / 36.0155; -114.7380 (Hoover Dam) 2080 [A] United States Bureau of Reclamation 1936-1938/
1944/1961
electricity generation split equally with Arizona [42]
Lahontan Dam Churchill County 39°27′45″N119°04′00″W / 39.4625°N 119.0667°W / 39.4625; -119.0667 (Lahontan Dam) 5.9 Truckee-Carson Irrigation District 1915/19894.0MW added 1989 [43]
VerdiWashoe County 39°31′26″N119°58′50″W / 39.523873°N 119.980624°W / 39.523873; -119.980624 (Verdi) 2.3 Truckee Meadows Water Authority 1911 [41]
Washoe (Mogul)Washoe County 39°30′22″N119°56′04″W / 39.506237°N 119.934559°W / 39.506237; -119.934559 (Washoe) 1.9 Truckee Meadows Water Authority 1904 [41]

A Total generating capacity of the 17 turbines at Hoover dam was derated to 1,596 MW in June 2014 due to persistently low water storage levels and projected further declines. [44] [45]

Solar photovoltaic

Active and finishing construction power plants
NameLocation Coordinates Capacity
(MWAC)
Operator PPA
Recipient
Year
Completed
NoteRef
Apex Nevada Solar North Las Vegas 36°23′24″N114°58′12″W / 36.3900°N 114.9700°W / 36.3900; -114.9700 (Apex Solar) 20SunEdison NV Energy 2012 [46] [47] [48]
Boulder Solar (I & II) Boulder City 35°20′53″N114°58′12″W / 35.3480°N 114.9700°W / 35.3480; -114.9700 (Boulder Solar) 150 Sunpower NV Energy 2016-2017 [47]
Copper Mountain Solar Facility (I - V)Boulder City 35°46′56″N114°58′31″W / 35.7822°N 114.9754°W / 35.7822; -114.9754 (Copper Mountain) 802 First Solar Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Public Power Authority 2008-2021 [47]
Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm Moapa River Indian Reservation 36°37′47″N114°41′02″W / 36.6298°N 114.6840°W / 36.6298; -114.6840 (Eagle Shadow Mountain) 300 Capital Dynamics NV Energy 2021 [49] [50] [51]
Fort Churchill Solar Array Lyon County 39°07′41″N119°07′56″W / 39.1281°N 119.1322°W / 39.1281; -119.1322 (Fort Churchill Solar) 19.9 NV Energy NV Energy 2015 [52] [53]
Luning Solar Energy Center Mineral County 38°32′49″N118°11′30″W / 38.5469°N 118.1916°W / 38.5469; -118.1916 (Luning) 50 Liberty Utilities Liberty Utilities California2017 [54]
Mega Solar Array (Harry Allen Solar Energy)Clark County100Invenergy American Electric Power/MGM2021 [55]
Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project Moapa River Indian Reservation 36°31′48″N114°46′13″W / 36.5300°N 114.7703°W / 36.5300; -114.7703 (Moapa Southern Paiute) 250First Solar Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 2016 [56] [57] [58]
Mountain View Solar North Las Vegas 36°23′26″N114°57′52″W / 36.3906°N 114.9644°W / 36.3906; -114.9644 (Mountain View) 20 NextEra Energy Resources NV Energy 2014 [59]
Nellis AFB Solar Star Clark County 36°15′37″N115°03′16″W / 36.2603°N 115.0544°W / 36.2603; -115.0544 (Nellis AFB) 14 TerraForm Power U. S. Air Force (Nellis Air Force Base)2007 [47]
Nellis AFB Solar Array IIClark County 36°12′24″N115°02′52″W / 36.2067°N 115.0477°W / 36.2067; -115.0477 (Nellis AFB II) 15 Nevada Power Company U. S. Air Force (Nellis Air Force Base)2015 [47]
NRG Solar Las Vegas 36°06′08″N115°10′10″W / 36.1022°N 115.1695°W / 36.1022; -115.1695 (NRG-MGM Grande) 6.5 MGM Resorts MGM Resorts
(rooftop solar)
2015 [60]
Patua Solar Churchill County 39°35′09″N119°04′25″W / 39.5857°N 119.0736°W / 39.5857; -119.0736 (Patua Solar) 10.6Cyrq Sacramento Municipal Utility District 2017solar-geothermal hybrid [61]
Playa Solar
(Switch Station)
Clark County 36°24′29″N114°54′29″W / 36.4080°N 114.9080°W / 36.4080; -114.9080 (Playa Solar) 179 EDF Energy NV Energy 2017 [62] [63]
River Mountains SolarLas Vegas 36°01′54″N114°55′46″W / 36.0316°N 114.9294°W / 36.0316; -114.9294 (River Mountains) 14.4 TerraForm Power Southern Nevada Water Authority 2016 [64] [65]
Searchlight Solar Searchlight 35°28′47″N114°56′10″W / 35.4797°N 114.9361°W / 35.4797; -114.9361 (Searchlight) 17.5 Swinerton NV Energy 2014 [47] [57] [66]
Silver State North Solar Project Primm 35°47′35″N115°21′01″W / 35.7931°N 115.3503°W / 35.7931; -115.3503 (Silver State North) 50 First Solar NV Energy 2012 [47]
Silver State South Solar Project Primm 35°37′48″N115°19′12″W / 35.6300°N 115.3200°W / 35.6300; -115.3200 (Silver State South) 250 NextEra Energy Resources Southern California Edison 2016 [67]
Spectrum Nevada SolarClark County 36°13′48″N114°52′12″W / 36.2300°N 114.8700°W / 36.2300; -114.8700 (Spectrum) 30 Southern Power Company NV Energy 2013 [47]
Stillwater Solar (I & II)Churchill County 39°32′51″N118°33′20″W / 39.5475°N 118.5556°W / 39.5475; -118.5556 (Stillwater) 42 Enel Green Power NV Energy 2012/2018 solar-geothermal hybrid [68]
Sunshine Valley Solar Nye County 36°31′05″N116°29′49″W / 36.5180°N 116.4970°W / 36.5180; -116.4970 (Sunshine Valley) 103.5 EDP Renewables,
First Solar
Southern California Edison 2019 [69]
Techren Solar Project (I - V)Boulder City 35°52′02″N114°57′23″W / 35.8673°N 114.9564°W / 35.8673; -114.9564 (Techren) 400 Swinerton Nevada Power Company,
Sierra Pacific Resources
2019-2021 [70] [71] [72]
Townsite SolarBoulder City 35°56′14″N114°53′02″W / 35.9373°N 114.8840°W / 35.9373; -114.8840 (Townsite) 180 Capital Dynamics Western Area Power Administration 2021 [70] [73]
Tungsten Mountain Washoe County 39°40′01″N117°41′37″W / 39.6670°N 117.6937°W / 39.6670; -117.6937 (Tungsten Mountain) 7.3 Ormat Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Southern California Public Power Authority 2019solar-geothermal hybrid [74]
Turquoise Liberty SolarWashoe County 39°35′24″N119°31′12″W / 39.5900°N 119.5200°W / 39.5900; -119.5200 (Turquoise Liberty) 10 Liberty Utilities NV Energy 2019 [75]
Turquoise SolarWashoe County 39°34′26″N119°31′27″W / 39.5740°N 119.5242°W / 39.5740; -119.5242 (Turquoise) 50Greenbacker RE Corp. NV Energy 2020 [76]

As of February 2023, there are more than 30 proposed solar projects in Nevada. [57] These have more than 20 GW of solar capacity and 17 GW of battery storage. [77]

Solar thermal

NameLocation Coordinates Capacity
(MWAC)
Operator PPA
Recipient
Year
Completed
NoteRef
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Nye County, Nevada 38°14′20″N117°21′49″W / 38.2389°N 117.3636°W / 38.2389; -117.3636 (Crescent Dunes) 110Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC (subsidiary of SolarReserve) NV Energy 2015 molten salt heat storage [78] [79]
Nevada Solar One Boulder City, Nevada 35°47′59″N114°58′54″W / 35.7998°N 114.9817°W / 35.7998; -114.9817 (Nevada Solar One) 64 Acciona Solar Power Nevada Power Company
Sierra Pacific Resources
2007 [47]

Wind

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Number of
Turbines
OperatorYear
Opened
Ref
Spring Valley Wind Farm White Pine County 39°06′15″N114°29′32″W / 39.1042°N 114.4922°W / 39.1042; -114.4922 (Spring Valley Wind) 15266NV Energy2012 [80]

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