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Proposed Generation Plants in Nevada
Plant Name/OwnerMega Watts - TypeLocationCountyAnnouncedPermitsConstructionProposed Online DateWebsite
Desert Peak 2 / Ormat 14 - Geothermal Desert Peak KGRA - 50 miles northeast of Reno ChurchillNov 2002CompleteCompleteDec 2006http://www.ormat.com
Burdette 1 / Ormat 20 - Geothermal Steamboat KGRA - 9 miles south of Reno WashoeJuly 2004CompleteCompleteFeb 2006http://www.ormat.com
Galena 2 / Ormat 10 - Geothermal Steamboat KRGA - 9 miles south of Reno WashoeNov 2002CompleteUnder ConstructionLate 2006http://www.ormat.com
Nevada Solar One / Solargenix Energy 50 - Solar El Dorado Valley - 20 miles southeast of Las Vegas ClarkDec 2002OngoingUnder ConstructionEarly 2007http://www.solargenix.com
Ely Wind Generation Facility / Carlson & Assoc. / LS Power Assoc. 50 - Wind Ruth - 5 miles east of Ely White PineNov 2002Ongoing 2007 
Chuck Lenzie Generating Station / Nevada Power Company 1200 - Combined Cycle Moapa Valley - 20 miles north of Las Vegas ClarkJune 2004CompleteCompleteMarch 2006http://www.nevadapower.com
Harry Allen Unit 4 / Nevada Power Company 80 - Peaking Harry Allen Plant - 20 miles north of Las Vegas CalrkJuly 2003OngoingUnder ConstructionSummer 2006http://www.nevadapower.com
Tracy Combined Cycle GT / Sierra Pacific Power Company 514 - Combined Cycle Tracy Power Plant - 13 miles east of Reno StoreyJuly 2004CompleteUnder ConstructionJune 2008http://www.sierrapacific.com/
Falkner 1 / Nevada Geothermal Power 25 - Geothermal Blue Mountain - 20 miles west of Winnemucca HumboldtOct 2002OngoingDrillingDec 2009http://www.continentalridge.com
Granite Fox Power Project / Sempra Energy 1450 - Coal Gerlach - 100 miles north of Reno WashoeWinter 2004Delayed  http://www.sempra.com
Galena 3 / Ormat 20 - Geothermal Steamboat KGRA - 9 miles south of Reno WashoeMay 2006CompleteUnder ConstructionEarly 2008http://www.ormat.com
Western 102 Generation Project / Barrick Goldstrike Mines 115 - Recip. Engines Near Tracy - 17 miles east of Reno StoreySpring 2004CompleteCompleteOnline 
Salt Wells Geothermal Project / Nevada Geothermal Specialists 17 - Geothermal Salt Wells - 10 miles east of Fallon ChurchillSpring 2004OngoingContract Failed for ApprovalAugust 2008 
White Pine Project / LS Power Associates 1600 - Coal White Pine County - White PineWinter 2004Ongoing 2010 
Ely Energy Project / Sierra Pacific Power Company 1500 - Coal White Pine County - White PineJan 2006Ongoing 2011 - 2013http://www.sierrapacific.com
Ely Energy Project - Phase 2 / Sierra Pacific Power Company 1000 - Coal White Pine County - White PineJan 2006TBD TBDhttp://www.sierrapacific.com
TS Power Plant / Newmont Mining Corp. 206 - Coal Eureka County - EurekaSpring 2004CompleteUnder ConstructionMay 2008 
Toquop Energy Project / Sithe Global 750 - Coal Lincoln County - LincolnMar 2003Ongoing 2010 
Carson Lake - Fallon Naval Air Station / Ormat 30 - Geothermal Churchill County - ChurchillJuly 2006TBDPPA Contract SignedMid 2008 - Phase 1http://www.ormat.com
No. Nevada Corrections Center / State of Nevada, Dept of Corrections 1 - Biomass Carson City - Carson CityNov 2005CompleteUnder ConstructionEarly 2007 
Buffalo Valley (ORNI 15) / Ormat 32 - Geothermal Lander County - LanderJuly 2006TBDPPA Contract SignedMid 2008http://www.ormat.com
Stillwater / AMP Resources 34 - Geothermal Churchill County - Churchill2006OngoingContract filed for approvalAugust 2008 
Hot Sulfur Springs / TG Power 25 - Geothermal Elko County - ElkoLate 2006Ongoing 2008 
Carson Lake (ORNI 16) / Ormat 24 - Geothermal Churchill County - Churchill2006OngoingContract filed for approvalDecember 2009http://www.ormat.com
Vulcan Power / Fish Creek 30 - Geothermal Esmeralda County - Esmeralda2006OngoingSCE contract approvalTBA 
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