Power plant · Nevada, United States
Fort Churchill Power Plant
Fort Churchill Power Plant is a gas power plant in Nevada, United States, with 230 MW of capacity, owned by Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Grid connection
It is due to retire in 2028, which frees up a 230 MW grid connection at 120 kV to the grid of Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Nevada | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1968 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Sierra Pacific Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sierra Pacific Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 230 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Sierra Pacific Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 120 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2028 (230 MW retiring, 2 units, planned retirement reported to EIA) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.1281, -119.1322 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Fort Churchill is the 12th-largest of 16 power plants in Nevada and the 825th-largest of 885 in the United States by capacity; its 230 MW is <0.1% of the 856,654 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 12th of 16 | 11,012 MW | 2.1% |
| United States | 825th of 885 | 856,654 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,574th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 899 water rights (512 active), 5 mines (2 operating) and 1 data center (161 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft Churchill Well 1 water right 26312 | Water right | 2,240 acre-ft/year | Active | 2.4 km |
| Bolster North Well water right 18931 | Water right | 1,603 acre-ft/year | Active | 2.9 km |
| Buster Maine Well 6 water right 58755 | Water right | 600 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 3.1 km |
| Pumpkin Hollow East Underground | Mine | — | Idle | 22 km |
| Yerington Readymix Plant | Mine | — | Idle | 23 km |
| Ludwig #1873 | Mine | — | Idle | 24 km |
| Google Storey County | Data center | 161 MW | Operating | 48 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Sierra Pacific Power Co
- Tracy1,033 MW
- Sierra Solar Hybrid800 MW · planned
- North Valmy567 MW
- Dog Creek water right 726DTR9,847 acre-ft/year
- Truckee River water right 114894,526 acre-ft/year
- Pioneer Ditch water right 604DTR4,105 acre-ft/year
- Pioneer Ditch water right 603DTR3,755 acre-ft/year
- Last Chance Ditch water right 191DTR2,071 acre-ft/year
Other power plants in Nevada
- Chuck Lenzie Generating Station1,466 MW
- Clark (NVE)1,376 MW
- Silverhawk1,120 MW
- Gemini Solar Hybrid1,070 MW
- Hoover Dam (NV)1,039 MW
- Tracy1,033 MW
- Harry Allen745 MW
- Higgins Generating Station688 MW
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