North Valley — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63491
- Capacity
- 37 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Geothermal
- Technology
- Geothermal, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Washoe, NV
- Operating Since
- 2023
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- North Valley
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 196,560 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 60.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
North Valley
OperatingGeothermalSolarHybrid
Ranked #9 of 27 Geothermal plants in NV#34 of 70 nationally
37 MW Geothermal (32 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (6 MW) operating in Washoe, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAGEM
37 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Geothermal + Solar Photovoltaic
2023
Operating Since
Location
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 | North Valley | Ormat Technology Inc [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | North Valley | Ormat Technology Inc [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Ormat Technology Inc [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
North Valley is a 37 MW hybrid geothermal and solar photovoltaic power plant located in Washoe County, Nevada. The plant began operating in 2023 and is owned and operated by North Valley. It utilizes geothermal and solar photovoltaic technologies, with single-axis tracking for the solar component. North Valley ranks as the 9th largest of 27 power plants in Nevada and 34th largest of 70 geothermal plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In its latest year of operation, North Valley generated 196,560 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 60.7%. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar.
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
17.8K MWh
Latest Month
196.6K MWh
Annual Generation
60.7%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$30.3/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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