Soda Lake 3 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63365
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Geothermal
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Churchill, NV
- Operating Since
- 2019
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- AMOR IX, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 118,139 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 51.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Soda Lake 3
OperatingGeothermal
Ranked #17 of 27 Geothermal plants in NV#43 of 70 nationally
26 MW Geothermal operating in Churchill, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAGEMWD
26 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Geothermal
Technology
2019
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.5562, -118.8458
County
Churchill, NV
Nearby Plants
- Patua Acquisition Project, LLCGeothermal58.6 MW · 19.5 km
- New LahontanHydro4 MW · 21.5 km
- LahontanHydro1.8 MW · 21.6 km
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 | AMOR IX, LLC | Amor 9 LLC [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | AMOR IX, LLC | Amor 9 LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Amor 9 LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Soda Lake 3 is a 26 MW geothermal power plant located in Churchill County, Nevada. The plant began operating in 2019 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by AMOR IX, LLC. The plant's primary fuel source is geothermal energy. Soda Lake 3 is ranked as the 18th largest power plant in Nevada out of 27, and 44th nationally out of 70 geothermal plants.
In its most recent year of operation, Soda Lake 3 generated 118,139 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 51.9%. The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Nevada Power Company
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
11.7K MWh
Latest Month
118.1K MWh
Annual Generation
51.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
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.
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