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EIA plant 2330

Yerington · Lyon · NV

Fort Churchill

Operated by Sierra Pacific Power Co

Annual generation506,913 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNevada Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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39.128100, -119.132200

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine230 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

140,094
223,712
323,780
449,053
543,972
660,487
761,677
854,980
930,516
1040,425
1132,309
1245,908

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
140,094
223,712
323,780
449,053
543,972
660,487
761,677
854,980
930,516
1040,425
1132,309
1245,908

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
140,094 MWh
223,712 MWh
323,780 MWh
449,053 MWh
543,972 MWh
660,487 MWh
761,677 MWh
854,980 MWh
930,516 MWh
1040,425 MWh
1132,309 MWh
1245,908 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG115OP
2Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG115OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2330
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (61,677 MWh) and 2 the lowest (23,712 MWh). Their difference is 37,965 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine115.0113.0113.018.0
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine115.0113.0113.018.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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