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Western 102 Power Plant

Storey County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 56500 · Operator: Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
Natural gasNatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineSolar PhotovoltaicBA: NEVP
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Nameplate119MWSummer 122 MW
Generators15in service
Net generation384GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor36%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate8,877Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2005Runs as baseload

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
0204060GWh20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%20%40%201020152020202536.3% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
8,5008,7509,0009,25020102015202020258,877 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
2006345.435.6%8,867
2007412.542.6%8,909
2008338.534.8%8,861
2009204.821.1%8,842
2010200.920.6%8,970
201116917.3%9,363
2012264.426.9%9,081
2013250.625.6%8,963
201424124.6%9,080
2015304.831.2%8,874
2016280.428.6%8,993
2017293.830.1%8,929
2018332.234.0%8,877
2019312.232.0%8,877
2020327.133.4%8,806
2021337.334.6%8,759
2022353.336.3%8,656
2023490.749.3%8,705
2024472.146.2%8,701
2025406.238.9%8,774

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
A101Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
B102Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
B202Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
C102Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.47.9Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
C202Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.47.9Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
D101Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
E102Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
E202Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
F102Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
F202Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.47.9Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
G102Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
G202Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
H102Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
H202Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC8.48.8Dec 2005Operating—coming soon
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicPV11Dec 2007Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc100.0%119 MW

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