Power plant · Nevada, United States
Saguaro Power Power Plant
Saguaro Power Power Plant is a gas power plant in Nevada, United States, with 127 MW of capacity, owned by Nightpeak Energy.
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 | 1991 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Nightpeak Energy | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Saguaro Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 127 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 | 138 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2032 (127 MW retiring, 3 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.0417, -115.0117 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Saguaro Power is the 14th-largest of 16 power plants in Nevada and the 929th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 127 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 | 14th of 16 | 11,012 MW | 1.2% |
| United States | 929th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,265th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 409 water rights (207 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Valley groundwater water right 91149E | Water right | 145 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 0.9 km |
| Consumptive Use water right 91292E | Water right | 300 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 0.9 km |
| Consumptive Use water right 91297E | Water right | 181 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 1.0 km |
| Data center | — | — | 1.6 km | |
| Fiberhub LAS1 | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| DataBank Las Vegas LAS1 | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| New Johnnie Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 14 km |
| PABCO Gypsum Apex Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 18 km |
| Lake View Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 28 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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
Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
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