FORT CHURCHILL

How FORT CHURCHILL compares

With 230 MW of capacity, FORT CHURCHILL ranks 15th among the 50 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nevada and 10th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.8% of Nevada's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 523rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1968, it is older than 89% of the 49 operating Nevada plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO, runs 3 operating plants in Nevada totaling 1,871 MW. It shares Lyon County with one other operating plant, DESERT PEAK POWER PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 230 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 507 GWh in 2024 (a 25% capacity factor), down 8% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1968 and 1971.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FORT CHURCHILL (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 120 kV line owned by SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 6 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NEW LAHONTAN (4 MW, Hydro).

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