Dixie Valley geothermal plant

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Other names: Terra-Gen Dixie Valley geothermal plant, Dixie Valley Geothermal

Dixie Valley geothermal plant is an operating geothermal power plant in Churchill County, Nevada, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Dixie Valley geothermal plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
Dixie Valley, GEN1 Operating[1] 1988[1] 65 MW[1] Flash steam - double[2] Terra-Gen [100%][3] Terra-Gen[1]
GEN2 Operating[1] 2012[1] 6 MW[1] Binary cycle[1] Ormat Technology Inc [100%][1]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Dixie Valley geothermal plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dixie Valley, GEN1 Churchill County, Nevada, United States[1] 39.9663, -117.8557 (exact)[1]
GEN2 Churchill County, Nevada, United States[1] 39.9663, -117.8557 (exact)[1]

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2012". Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220511215926/https://www.geothermal-energy.org/pdf/IGAstandard/WGC/2000/R0243.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627035238/https://openei.org/wiki/Dixie_Valley_Geothermal_Area. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)