Silverhawk power station
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Silverhawk power station is an operating power station of at least 665-megawatts (MW) in North Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Silverhawk power station | North Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States | 36.4078, -114.9606 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit PB1: 36.4078, -114.9606
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 3 | construction[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 210[2][3] | gas turbine[2] | – | 2024[2] | – |
| Unit 4 | construction[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 210[2][3] | gas turbine[2] | – | 2024[2] | – |
| Unit PB1 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 665[4] | combined cycle[4] | – | 2004[1] | – |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 3 | NV Energy [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | NV Energy [100.0%] |
| Unit PB1 | NV Energy [100.0%] |
Background
The Silverhawk power station is located at the Apex Industrial Park in Moapa, about 30 miles north of Las Vegas. It entered service in 2004. The current plant has two Siemens/Westinghouse 501FD2 combustion turbines. Exhaust from those turbines is recycled to produce steam for a General Electric D-11 steam turbine to make additional electricity. Silverhawk is part of a complex that includes the Harry Allen power station and the Chuck Lenzie power station. All three stations burn gas.[5]
In 2022, Nevada utility NV Energy announced addition of two gas-fired units to the existing facility as part of the group’s plan to increase the state’s energy supply during the hottest months of the year. The USD 353 million project, the first phase of an USD 827 million plan the utility filed with state regulators in November 2022, was approved by the Public Utilities Commission in March 2023. The new units are expected to be commissioned in July 2024.[5] In October 2023, GE announced it had been awarded a 12-year services contract by NV Energy to help ensure the long-term reliability and availability of four key power plants within the company's generating fleet, including the Silverhawk power station. The agreement covers GE-designed 7FA/D11 gas and steam generation equipment at NV Energy's Frank A. Tracy, Chuck Lenzie, Harry Allen and Silverhawk combined-cycle power stations.[6] As of May 2024, the construction is ongoing.[7]
Financing
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.[75.0%]; Southern Nevada Water Authority[14.8%]; Archmore International Infrastructure Fund[3.5%]; Harbert Management Corporation[3.4%]; California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)[3.4%][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20230321062740/https://thisisreno.com/2023/03/first-nv-gas-plant-in-15-years-gets-expedited-approval-customers-likely-to-get-the-bill/. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028021258/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230918190319/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/may_generator2023.xlsx. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "NV Energy Adding Two Gas-Fired Units Near Las Vegas". www.powermag.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "GE awarded 12-year contract by NV Energy to help boost power plant fleet performance". Reliable Planet. Ocotber 27, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860)". EIA. May 23, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221108115238/https://search.gleif.org/.
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=requires|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/2015/051415/E-7.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 30, 2018.
- ↑ "www.brkenergy.com/investors/financial-filings.aspx?c=nve". Archived from the original on September 17, 2021.
- ↑ "northernstargeneration.com/index.html". Archived from the original on September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "northernstargeneration.com/owners.html". Archived from the original on September 17, 2021.
- ↑ "northernstargeneration.com/nca1.html". Archived from the original on September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Southern Nevada Water Authority". Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
