WESTERN 102 POWER PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 119 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Storey County
- Operator
- BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2005
- EIA plant ID
- 56500
- Generators
- 15
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Net generation (2024)
- 472 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 45%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.5603, -119.5108
WESTERN 102 POWER PLANT, a 119 MW Natural Gas power plant in Storey County, Nevada. Operated by BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINES INC, commissioned 2005.
How WESTERN 102 POWER PLANT compares
With 119 MW of capacity, WESTERN 102 POWER PLANT ranks 21st among the 50 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nevada and 13th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.5% of Nevada's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 648th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is older than 59% of the 49 operating Nevada plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Storey County with one other operating plant, TRACY.
EIA-860 lists 15 generators at the site with 119 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas internal combustion engine technology. Net generation was 472 GWh in 2024 (a 45% capacity factor), up 34% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2005 and 2007.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is TRACY (360 kV), about 0.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 120 kV line owned by SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,099 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TRACY (1,074 MW, Natural Gas).
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
Weather peril exposure
WESTERN 102 POWER PLANT is a 119 MW natural gas power plant in Storey County, NV, operated by BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINES INC, commissioned in 2005. Storey County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 19th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Storey County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 12.8 |
| Hail | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 17.4 |
Perils not assessed in Storey County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Storey County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.