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58.6 MW Geothermal (48 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (11 MW) operating in Churchill, NV — Nevada Power Company
58.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Geothermal + Solar Photovoltaic
2013
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.5824, -119.0712
County
Churchill, NV
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Patua Acquisition Company, LLC | Cyrq Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Patua Acquisition Company, LLC | Cyrq Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Cyrq Energy
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The Patua Acquisition Project, LLC is a hybrid geothermal and solar photovoltaic power plant located in Churchill County, Nevada. The plant has a total capacity of 58.6 MW across 4 generators and began operating in 2013. The primary fuel source is geothermal (GEO). The plant is owned and operated by Patua Acquisition Company, LLC. It ranks as the 7th largest power plant out of 27 in Nevada, and 19th out of 70 geothermal plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. The latest available annual generation data indicates an output of 133,529 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 26.0%. The solar photovoltaic portion of the plant utilizes single-axis tracking technology. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, suggesting the plant's economics have been studied.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
12.8K MWh
Latest Month
133.5K MWh
Annual Generation
26.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
0 lb/MWh
NOx
0.000 lb/MWh
SO₂
Data from 2017–2024
$20.1/MWh
Energy Value
$14.6/MWh
Capacity Value
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
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Grid Voltage
120.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
0.000 lb/MWh
CH₄
—
N₂O
—
Capacity Factor
26.7%
Annual Net Gen
137 GWh
CO₂eq
0.000 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC Northwest