4 MW Hydro operating in Churchill, NV — Nevada Power Company
4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1989
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.4636, -119.0652
County
Churchill, NV
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Truckee-Carson Irrigation District | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Truckee-Carson Irrigation District | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The New Lahontan hydroelectric plant is located in Churchill County, Nevada. The plant has a total capacity of 4 MW and is operated by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. The facility began operating in 1989 and utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology. It is interconnected to the grid within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority, which falls under the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
New Lahontan is the second-largest hydroelectric plant in Nevada out of six such facilities, and ranks 964th nationally among 1,464 hydro plants. The plant consists of a single generator. In the most recent year of record, the plant generated 10,104 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 28.7%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Nevada Power Company
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Political Subdivision
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
0 MWh
Latest Month
10.1K MWh
Annual Generation
28.7%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.