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Aug 25, 2024 · Instead, it is proposed to be built flanking NV Energy’s controversial proposed Greenlink West transmission line, planned to run from Las Vegas to Reno. Advocates say the line is needed for grid resilience, while opponents say it will spur solar development — such as the Esmeralda 7 project — in some of Nevada’s wildest land.
- Amy Alonzo
In 2023, Nevada ranked eighth in the nation in total electricity generation from utility- and small-scale solar resources combined, providing 26% of the state's generation. Hoover Dam, one of the nation’s largest federal hydroelectric facilities, is on Nevada's border with Arizona.
Changes to the State Energy Data System (SEDS) Notice: In October 2023, we updated the way we calculate primary energy consumption of electricity generation from noncombustible renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal).
May 23, 2023 · In the waning weeks of the Nevada legislative session, a sweeping energy bill is set to be released that will direct NV Energy to wean itself off of buying energy on the open market.
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- Natural Gas
- Coal
- Energy on Tribal Lands
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Known as the Silver State, Nevada is rich in mineral deposits, particularly gold and silver.1 It is also rich in renewable energy resources.2 The Sierra Nevada Mountains mark the western edge of Nevada with California, and the open prairie and deep canyons of the Columbia Plateau occupy the northeastern part of the state. However, almost all of Nev...
Natural gas fuels the largest share of Nevada's electricity generation, and 8 of the state's 10 largest power plants by capacity and 7 of the 10 largest by generation are natural gas-fired.37 In 2023, natural gas fueled 56% of Nevada's total in-state electricity generation from both utility-scale (greater than 1 megawatt capacity) power plants and ...
In 2023, renewable energy sources generated 39% of Nevada's total electricity generation from both utility- and small-scale facilities. Utility-scale solar PV facilities generated more electricity than the state's hydroelectric plants for the first time in 2016, and more power than geothermal energy for the first time in 2017. Since 2016, the share...
Nevada does not have any significant crude oil reserves and has only a modest amount of production.80,81 Petroleum exploration in the state was sporadic during the past century.82 Nevada's crude oil production reached a high of more than 4 million barrels per year in 1990, but annual production declined rapidly after that. In 2023, the state produc...
Nevada has no significant natural gas reserves and only a minimal amount of natural gas production.97 Almost all of that production comes from oil wells and is used to operate equipment in the fields where it is produced.98,99,100 Interstate pipelines provide the vast majority of Nevada's natural gas supply. Most of the natural gas that enters Neva...
There are no commercial coal deposits or coal mines in Nevada.104 However, the state's two coal-fired power plants, one operated by a utility and the other an industrial facility that generates power for its own use, are both located in northern Nevada.105 They are among the 10 largest power plants by generation in the state and consumed 1.3 millio...
Nevada has 19 federally recognized tribes and is home to more than 46,000 Native Americans.111,112 There are a total of 32 reservations or tribal colonies in the state.113 The largest of the state's reservations, Walker River, covers almost a half-million acres, but most of Nevada's reservations are small. Combined, the state's tribal areas cover a...
1 Carroll, Nikole Robinson, "Nevada's History As 'The Silver State',", Nevada Public Radio (August 13, 2020). 2 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Nevada Profile Data, Environment, accessed April 25, 2024. 3 State of Nevada, Appendix B: Nevada Geographic and Demographic Data, p. 1-2, accessed April 25, 2024. 4 National Park Service, Grea...
Apr 14, 2024 · The project is the most expensive ever proposed to be built or owned by NV Energy. Even with the project’s price tag of USD 1.536bn, actual costs remain unknown. Roughly USD 734m is planned for the PV portion and USD 731m for the battery energy storage system (BESS) portion but excludes O&M costs.
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Mar 10, 2021 · Thanks to its clean energy assets, Nevada's power sector has rapidly decarbonized, with almost a third of its electricity coming from renewable sources in 2020, pushing the sector’s share of state...
