Power plant · Nevada, United States
Nevada Cogen Associates 2 Black Mountain
Nevada Cogen Associates 2 Black Mountain is a gas power plant in Nevada, United States, with 96.3 MW of capacity, owned by Panwest NCA2 Holdings LLC.
Grid connection
It is due to retire in 2030, which frees up a 96 MW grid connection at 69 kV to the grid of Nevada 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 | 1992 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Panwest NCA2 Holdings LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Nevada Cogeneration Assoc # 2 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 96.3 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Nevada Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 69 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2030 (96.3 MW retiring, 4 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.2253, -114.8783 | 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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Nevada Cogen Associates 2 Black Mountain is the 15th-largest of 16 power plants in Nevada and the 953rd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 96.3 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 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 | 15th of 16 | 11,012 MW | 0.87% |
| United States | 953rd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,656th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 402 water rights (202 active), 22 data centers and 5 mines (4 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountains Area effluent water right 76861 | Water right | 108 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 0.1 km |
| Black Mountains Area groundwater water right 94503 | Water right | 286 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 1.8 km |
| Black Mountains Area groundwater water right 94504 | Water right | 241 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 1.8 km |
| Apex Quarry and Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 15 km |
| CenturyLink | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| PABCO Gypsum Apex Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 18 km |
| Switch Las Vegas 4 | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Switch Las Vegas 5 | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Lake View Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 27 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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- 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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