Dry Lake Solar Energy Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63933
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Clark, NV
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Nevada Power Co
- Parent Company
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Annual Generation
- 362,301 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 16.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Nevada Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Dry Lake Solar Energy Center
OperatingBESSSolarHybrid
Ranked #12 of 62 Solar plants in NV#202 of 7447 nationally
250 MW Batteries (100 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (150 MW) operating in Clark, NV — Nevada Power Company
EIAGEM
250 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.4259, -114.8887
County
Clark, NV
Nearby Plants
- Harry AllenNatural Gas745 MW · 1.3 km
- Playa Solar 1, LLCSolar79 MW · 2.6 km
- Playa Solar 2Solar100 MW · 2.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Nevada Power Co | Invenergy | — |
| Owner(s) | Nevada Power Co | Berkshire Hathaway | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Dry Lake Solar Energy Center is a 250 MW hybrid power plant located in Clark County, Nevada. The facility, which began operating in 2024, is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by Nevada Power Co. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology with single-axis tracking and battery energy storage. The plant consists of two generators and has a battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity of 150 MWh, with a duration of 1.5 hours and lithium-ion battery chemistry.
The plant's latest annual generation was 362,301 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 16.5%. Dry Lake Solar Energy Center is ranked as the 13th largest solar facility out of 20 in Nevada, and 199th out of 514 nationally. The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Financial data is available for the facility, sourced 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
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
18.1K MWh
Latest Month
362.3K MWh
Annual Generation
16.5%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$21.2/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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