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[1] [2] The plant is owned and operated by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, and power is being sold to Southern California Edison. [3] The project occupies approximately 2,900 acres of public lands [4] and is located adjacent to Primm, Nevada, in the Jean Lake/Roach Lake Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). [5]
The Ivanpah system consists of three solar thermal power plants on 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) of public land near the California–Nevada border in the Southwestern United States. [20] Initially it was planned with 440 MW gross on 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of land, but then downgraded by 12%.
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]
Silver Peak (also Silverpeak) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It lies along State Route 265, 20 miles (32 km) south of U.S. Route 6 and 30 miles (48 km) west of Goldfield, the county seat of Esmeralda County. [3] It has a post office, with the ZIP code of 89047. [4]
Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm is a planned 420 MW p (300 MW AC) photovoltaic power station north of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada on the Moapa River Indian Reservation. [1] The facility is being developed by 8minutenergy Renewables and when completed will be the largest photovoltaic system on tribal lands in North America . [ 2 ]
The new facility also includes an onsite substation, and a new 5.5 mile 500 kV transmission line that connects to Nevada Power Company's Crystal Substation, serving energy users in California. [1] First Solar Energy Services is providing ongoing operations and maintenance support, sustaining five permanent jobs which currently include two ...
Nipton is an unincorporated community in the Ivanpah Valley in San Bernardino County, California. With a population of about 15 – 20, [ 2 ] it is located on the northeastern border of Mojave National Preserve , approximately 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Primm, Nevada and the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility .
The Nevada–California Power Company Substation and Auxiliary Power Building is an industrial building in Tonopah, Nevada. Built in 1905, it provided electricity to the town and the surrounding mine operations. The building was used by the Nevada–California Power Company, a predecessor of Southern California Edison.