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The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of Nevada .
Fossil fuel
Coal
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
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
Don Cambell 1
Mineral County, Nevada
Binary
20
Ormat
2013
Don Cambell 2
Mineral County, Nevada
Binary
20
Ormat
2015
Faulkner/Blue Mountain
Humboldt County, Nevada
Binary
50
AltaRock Energy
2009
Florida Canyon Mine
Pershing, Nevada
Binary
0.1
ElectraTherm
2012
Galena II
Reno, Nevada
Binary
15
Ormat
2007
Galena III
Reno, Nevada
Binary
30
Ormat
2008
Jersey Valley
Reno, Nevada
Binary
15
Ormat
2010
McGinness Hills 1
Lander, Nevada
Binary
48
Ormat
2012
McGinness Hills 2
Lander, Nevada
Binary
48
Ormat
2015
Patua
Fallon, Nevada
Binary
21
Cyrq
2013
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
Cyrq
1987
Soda Lake II
Fallon, Nevada
Binary
18
Cyrq
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