Fort Churchill — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 2330
- Capacity
- 230 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Lyon, NV
- Operating Since
- 1968
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Sierra Pacific Power Co
- Parent Company
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Annual Generation
- 468,774 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 23.2%
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Fort Churchill
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #10 of 16 Natural Gas plants in NV#718 of 2009 nationally
230 MW Natural Gas operating in Lyon, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAWD
230 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Technology
1968
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.1288, -119.1324
County
Lyon, NV
Nearby Plants
- Ft. Churchill PVSolar19.9 MW · 0.7 km
- Whitegrass No. 1Geothermal6.4 MW · 5.7 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Sierra Pacific Power Co | Sierra Pacific Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Sierra Pacific Power Co | Berkshire Hathaway | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Fort Churchill is a 230 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Lyon County, Nevada. The plant began operating in 1968 and is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by Sierra Pacific Power Co, a subsidiary of NV Energy. It consists of two natural gas steam turbine generators. Fort Churchill operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In the latest year of reported generation, Fort Churchill produced 468,774 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.2%. The plant's installed cost was $368.53 per kW, according to FERC data. Fort Churchill is ranked as the 10th largest power plant out of 13 in Nevada, and 718th out of 945 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Nevada Power Company
Grid Voltage
120 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
45.9K MWh
Latest Month
468.8K MWh
Annual Generation
23.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$426/kW
Installed Cost
$43.5/MWh
Operating Cost
Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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