DESERT STAR ENERGY CENTER

How DESERT STAR ENERGY CENTER compares

With 536 MW of capacity, DESERT STAR ENERGY CENTER ranks 10th among the 50 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nevada and 8th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.6% of Nevada's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 310th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is older than 67% of the 49 operating Nevada plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Clark County with 28 other operating plants, including CHUCK LENZIE GENERATING STATION and CLARK (NVE).

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 537 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,023 GWh in 2024 (a 22% capacity factor), down 33% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MERCHANT (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by NEVADA POWER COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 17 operating power plants totaling 5,215 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CLARK (NVE) (1,243 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Fiberhub LAS1 in Las Vegas, about 20.8 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology