Crescent Dunes Solar Energy — Nye, NV — Operational Power Plant
EIA 860M DataOperational
Total Capacity
125 MW
Summer: 110 MW | Winter: 110 MW
Technology
Solar
1 generator
First Unit Online
November 1, 2015
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy is a solar power plant in Nye County, NV with a single generating unit rated at 125 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by Tonopah Solar Energy LLC. Its unit came online in 2015.
About this plant
The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project is a solar thermal power project with an installed capacity of 110 megawatt (MW) and 1.1 gigawatt-hours of energy storage located near Tonopah, about 190 miles (310 km) northwest of Las Vegas. Crescent Dunes is the first commercial concentrated solar power (CSP) plant with a central receiver tower and advanced molten salt energy storage technology at full scale, following the experimental Solar Two and Gemasolar in Spain at 50 MW. As of 2023, it is operated by its new owner, Vinci SA, and in a new contract with NV Energy, it now supplies solar energy at night only, drawing on thermal energy stored each day.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #630 in the U.S. by capacity
- #22 in NV by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (1)
Operational
1 generator
| Generator ID | Technology | Prime Mover | Nameplate (MW) | Summer (MW) | Winter (MW) | Status | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSE-1 | Solar Thermal with Energy Storage | CP | 125 | 110 | 110 | Operational | November 1, 2015 |
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 57275 |
| Plant Name | Crescent Dunes Solar Energy |
| Operator | Tonopah Solar Energy LLC |
| Sector | IPP Non-CHP |
| Balancing Authority | NEVP |
| Power Market | |
| County | Nye |
| State | |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Solar |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 125 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 110 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 110 |
| Generating Units | 1 |
| Operational Units | 1 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
U.S. county map showing Nye, NV
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA Form 860M
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