Crescent Dunes Solar Energy
Nye County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 57275 · Operator: Tonopah Solar Energy LLC
Nameplate125MWSummer 110 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation102GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor11%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.5 | 2.2% | — |
| 2016 | 127.3 | 13.2% | — |
| 2017 | 42 | 4.4% | — |
| 2018 | 195.8 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 50.2 | 5.2% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 74.7 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 100.7 | 10.4% | — |
| 2023 | 80.2 | 8.3% | — |
| 2024 | 154.4 | 16.0% | — |
| 2025 | 59 | 6.1% | — |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSE-1 | Solar Thermal with Energy Storage | CP | 125 | 110 | Nov 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Tonopah Solar Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Tonopah Solar Energy LLC | 100.0% | 125 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Fish Lake Geothermal | — | 72.2 km |
| Luning Energy | 50 MW | 79.9 km |