Solar power in Nevada
Solar power in Nevada is growing due to a
Solar power plants
The number and size of
Nevada has also been a leader in low-cost solar electricity generation, establishing several milestones. The Nellis plant was able to provide
Solar photovoltaic and/or thermal power has also been proposed to augment some geothermal power plants in the region—which struggle to meet demand during mid-day peak hours due to their higher bottom of the thermodynamic cycle—since the solar plants will peak at that time.[13][14][15]
As of February 2022, there are 26 large proposed projects in Nevada, totaling over 21 GW of capacity, or five times the state's existing solar capacity. These projects also include more than 17 GW of energy storage.[16] Half of these were proposed in Nye County, which would be enabled by two new transmission lines, though some are close to Death Valley National Park.[17]
Prominent Nevada-based solar installation companies include 702 Energy Savers, Radiant Solar, Summerlin Energy, Bombard Renewable Energy, and Hamilton Solar.[18]
Nevada had 129 MW in private installations of
Incentives
The federal Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit (
Net Metering Controversy
After a public outcry, the earlier favorable rules were
Statistics
Year | Photovoltaics
|
CSP | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capacity | Installed | % Change | Capacity | Installed | % Change | |
2007 | 18.8 | 15.9 | 548% | 64 | ||
2008 | 34.2 | 14.9 | 82% | 64 | ||
2009 | 36.4 | 2.5 | 6% | 64 | ||
2010 | 104.7 | 68.3 | 188% | 64 | ||
2011 | 124.1 | 19.4 | 19% | 64 | ||
2012 | 349.7 | 225.6 | 182% | 64 | ||
2013 | 424.0 | 74.3 | 21% | 64 | ||
2014 | 823 | 399 | 94% | 64 | ||
2015 | 1,240 | 417 | 51% | 184 | 120 | |
2016 | 2,241.9 | 1,001.9 | 81% | 184 | 0 | |
2017 | 2,421.3 | 179.4 | 8% | 184 | 0 | |
2018 | 2,951.3 | 530 | 21% | 184 | 0 | |
2019 | 3,556.2 | 604.9 | 20% | 184 | 0 | |
2020 | 3,871.7 | 315.5 | 8% | 184 | 0 | |
2021 | 4,510.8 | 639.1 | % | |||
2022 | 5,366 | 855.2 | % |
Year | Generation (GWh) |
Generation (% of NV total) |
Generation (% of US Solar) |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 217 | 0.6% | 17.9% |
2011 | 290 | 0.9% | 16% |
2012 | 473 | 1.3% | 10.9% |
2013 | 749 | 2.1% | 8.2% |
2014 | 1,028 | 2.8% | 5.6% |
2015 | 1,658 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
2016 | 3,124 | 7.85% | 8.67% |
2017 | 3,966 | 10.38% | 7.44% |
2018* | 4,344 | 10.88% | 6.52% |
(*) Preliminary data from Electric Power Monthly.
Beginning with the 2014 data year, Energy Information Administration has estimated distributed solar photovoltaic generation and distributed solar photovoltaic capacity. These non-utility scale estimates project that, Nevada, generated the following additional solar energy.
Year | Summer capacity (MW) | Electric energy (GWh or M kWh) |
---|---|---|
2014 | 49 | 86 |
2015 | 120.4 | 186 |
2016 | 209.5 | 372 |
2017 | 227.3 | 412 |
2018* | 299.1 | 493 |
See also
- Wind power in Nevada
- Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm
- Solar power in the United States
- Renewable energy in the United States
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Instead, we can turn to 8minutenergy's 300-megawatt Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm, which clocks in at a flat rate of $23.76 per megawatt-hour throughout its 25-year PPA term.
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