Power plant · Nevada, United States
Sun Peak Generating Station
Sun Peak Generating Station is an idle gas power plant in Nevada, United States, with 222 MW of capacity, owned by Nevada Power Co.
Grid connection
It is idle (standby or backup), holding a 222 MW grid connection at 13.8 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 | Idle (standby or backup) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1991 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Nevada Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Nevada Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 222 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 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 | 13.8 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.1375, -115.0339 | 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
Sun Peak Generating Station is the 13th-largest of 16 power plants in Nevada and the 898th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 222 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 | 13th of 16 | 11,012 MW | 2% |
| United States | 898th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,812th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 411 water rights (208 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 84518 | Water right | 430 acre-ft/year | Active | 0.8 km |
| Las Vegas Valley groundwater water right 84517 | Water right | 576 acre-ft/year | Active | 0.8 km |
| Las Vegas Valley effluent water right 24684 | Water right | 120 acre-ft/year | Active | 0.9 km |
| Switch Las Vegas 5 | Data center | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Switch Las Vegas 4 | Data center | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Verizon | Data center | — | — | 4.0 km |
| PABCO Gypsum Apex Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 7.7 km |
| New Johnnie Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 16 km |
| Lake View Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 18 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Nevada Power Co
- Chuck Lenzie Generating Station1,466 MW
- Libra Solar1,400 MW · under construction
- Clark (NVE)1,376 MW
- Silverhawk1,120 MW
- Gemini Solar Hybrid1,070 MW
- Harry Allen745 MW
- Higgins Generating Station688 MW
- Apex Generating Station601 MW
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.
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- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
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