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New & Proposed Generation Plants in Nevada

Updated March 2018

OWNER PLANT NAME COUNTY MAXIMUM CAPACITY PRIME MOVER ENERGY SOURCE ACTUAL OR PROPOSED ONLINE DATE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT STATUS
Sempra Energy Copper Mountain 2 Clark 58 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2015 Pacific Gas & Electric In Operation
Tonopah Solar Energy LLC Crescent Dunes Solar Nye 110 MW Steam Turbine Sun 2015 NV Energy In Operation
Ormat McGinness Hills Expansion II Lander 48 MW Binary Turbine Geothermal Feb. 1, 2015 NV Energy In Operation
Sempra Energy Copper Mountain 3 Clark 250 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2015 LADWP 210 MW
City of Burbank 40 MW		 In Operation
K Road Moapa Solar LLC K-Road Clark 250 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2016 LADWP Under Construction
NV Energy Nellis Solar Array II Clark 15 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2015 NV Energy In Operation
First Solar Energy LLC Silver State Solar Power South Clark 250 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2016 Southern California Edison Under Construction
Tribal Solar, LLC 310 MW PV Solar Electric Project Clark 310 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2019 Southern California Edison Development
Mesa Solar Energy, LLC California Ridge Solar Project Clark 200 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2016 Unknown Development
Mesa Solar Energy, LLC Meadow Valley Solar Project Clark 200 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2016 Unknown Development
Mesa Solar Energy, LLC Mesa Solar Energy Project Clark 200 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2016 Unknown Development
ARES Nevada LLC ARES REM Project Clark/Nye 50 MW (12.5 MWh) Energy Storage Gravity/Shuttle Trains Unknown Unknown Development
Sunshine Valley Solar LLC Sunshine Valley Solar Project Nye 110 MW Photovoltaic Sun Late 2019 Southern California Edison Development
Invenergy Solar Development LLC Harry Allen Solar Energy Center Clark 130 MW Photovoltaic Sun Unknown Unknown Development
Boulder Solar LLC Boulder Solar Clark 200 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2016 NV Energy Under Construction
Playa Solar LLC NV Dry Lake Clark 200 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2016 NV Energy Under Construction
Sempra Energy Copper Mountain Solar 4 Clark 94 MW Photovoltaic Sun 2016 Southern California Edison Under Construction
NPC d/b/a NV Energy Dry Lake Solar Energy Center Clark 150 MW Photovoltaic Sun Unknown Unknown Development
Aiya Solar Project LLC Aiya Solar Project Clark 100 MW Photovoltaic Sun Unknown Unknown Development
Snow Mountain Solar LLC Snow Mountain Solar Project Clark 100 MW Photovoltaic Sun Unknown Unknown Development
ORNI 43 LLC Tungsten Mountain Project Churchill 24 Binary Turbine Geothermal 2017 Unknown Development

     

    Total New & Proposed Capacity by Fuel Source & Date

    Updated March 2018

    ENERGY SOURCE TOTAL UNKNOWN
    COMMERCIAL
    OPERATION DATE    		 2017 2018 2019-2020  Beyond 2020
    Geothermal 98 MW   24 MW 74 MW    
    Landfill Gas 0 MW          
    Solar PV 2671 MW 680 MW 650 MW 100 MW 991 MW 250 MW
    Solar Thermal 1600 MW         1600 MW
    Wind 0 MW          
    Storage 151 MW
    (1224.5 MWh)    		 50 MW (12.5 MWh)       101 MW
    (1212 MWh)
    TOTAL  4520 MW           

      Notes:

      1. Sources: PUCN Dockets, NV Energy, project developer websites, project developer representatives.
      2. Projects in PUCN Dockets that were proposed before 2014 that have not had activity at the PUCN are not included.