New & Proposed Generation Plants in Nevada
Download this page as a PDF document.
Updated March 2016
| 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 MW |
Binary Turbine |
Geothermal |
2017 |
Unknown |
Development |
Total New & Proposed Capacity by Fuel Source & Date
Updated March 2016
| ENERGY SOURCE |
TOTAL |
UNKNOWN
COMMERCIAL
OPERATION DATE |
2015 |
2016 |
2017-2018 |
2019 |
| Geothermal |
72.0 MW |
|
48 MW |
|
24 MW |
|
| Landfill Gas |
0.0 MW |
|
|
|
|
|
| Solar PV |
2,817 MW |
480 MW |
323 MW |
1,594 MW |
|
420 MW |
| Solar Thermal |
110.0 MW |
|
110 MW |
|
|
|
| Wind |
0.0 MW |
|
|
|
|
|
| Storage |
50 MW
(12.5 MWh) |
50 MW |
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
3,049 MW |
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
- Sources: PUCN Dockets, NV Energy, Project Developer Websites.
- Projects in PUCN Dockets that were proposed before mid – 2013 that have not had activity at the PUCN are not included.