Southern Bighorn Solar Hybrid — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63113
- Capacity
- 600 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Clark, NV
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- 300MS 8me LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Southern Bighorn Solar Hybrid
PlannedBESSSolarHybridGEM: announced
Ranked #4 of 10 BESS plants in NV#32 of 837 nationally
600 MW Batteries (300 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (300 MW) planned in Clark, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAGEM
600 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
36.3048, -114.4728
County
Clark, NV
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | 300MS 8me LLC | Avantus | — |
| Owner(s) | 300MS 8me LLC | Avantus [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Avantus [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Southern Bighorn Solar Hybrid is a 600 MW hybrid power plant located in Clark County, Nevada. The facility, owned and operated by 300MS 8me LLC, utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery storage. It consists of two generators and is fueled by electricity (MWH). The solar array employs a fixed tilt tracking system.
The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Southern Bighorn Solar Hybrid is the 6th largest power plant out of 20 in Nevada, and ranks 46th out of 514 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Nevada Power Company
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (4)Beta
Industry·project finance
Massive solar project north of Las Vegas OK’d by Interior Department
NV Energy's Gemini Solar Project, which will be built east of Interstate 15 along the road to Valley of Fire State Park, comes with a $1...
NV Energy (developer)
Las Vegas Review-Journal·5 years ago
Industry·project finance
Google's Nevada data center to be powered by billion-dollar solar farm
A $1bn solar farm project is to be built directly south of an Indian reservation and will help feed Google's data center near Las Vegas.
Google (buyer)
DatacenterDynamics·6 years ago
Industry·technology
Utility scale solar power as cheap as 70¢ per watt and still falling
Government researchers find that Florida has dethroned California as the largest market, trackers dominate, solar+storage compensation...
pv magazine USA·6 years ago
Industry·technology
Nevada Utility NV Energy Goes “Solar Plus Storage” in a Big Way
NV Energy is building utility-scale “solar plus storage” power plants, helping to achieve Nevada's Renewable Power Standard—50% by 2030.
NV Energy (operator)
Solar Magazine·6 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
View all articles