Ft. Churchill PV
Lyon County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 59472 · Operator: Sierra Pacific Power Co
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor4%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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 | 14.4 | 12.3% | — |
| 2016 | 39.8 | 22.8% | — |
| 2017 | 36.5 | 20.9% | — |
| 2018 | 35.4 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 36.4 | 20.9% | — |
| 2020 | 36.7 | 21.0% | — |
| 2021 | 30.5 | 17.9% | — |
| 2022 | 25.9 | 15.2% | — |
| 2023 | 23.7 | 13.9% | — |
| 2024 | 22.2 | 12.9% | — |
| 2025 | 7.1 | 4.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVC7 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 19.9 | 19.5 | May 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sierra Pacific Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Fort Churchill | 230 MW | 0.7 km |
| Whitegrass No. 1 | 6 MW | 5.2 km |
| Libra Solar | — | 29.5 km |
| Lahontan | 2 MW | 37.7 km |
| New Lahontan | 4 MW | 37.9 km |
| Washoe | 3 MW | 41.1 km |