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Empire
Power plant · Geothermal
Key facts
Power plant · Geothermalran 46% of 2011 Retired- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 1987
- Net generation, 2011
- 19,429 MWh
- Grid
- 69 kV to Sierra Pacific Power Co (NEVP)
- Location
- Washoe County, Nevada
- Operated by
- USG Nevada LLCSourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
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- Technology
- Geothermal source: “Geothermal”
- Age
- 39 years since 1987
1 attribute from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Balancing authority code | NEVP |
Retirement
EIA-860M September 2026StatusEvery generator EIA lists at this plant has retired. As of EIA-860M for September 2026.- Retired
- December 2011
- Capacity retired
- 4.8 MW
- Generators retired
- 4
| Generator | Technology | Nameplate | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OE11 | Geothermal | 1.2 MW | Retired | December 2011 |
| OE12 | Geothermal | 1.2 MW | Retired | December 2011 |
| OE13 | Geothermal | 1.2 MW | Retired | December 2011 |
| OE14 | Geothermal | 1.2 MW | Retired | December 2011 |
Grid
EIA-860 2025Grid fieldsAs the plant reported them to EIA-860 for 2025 (Schedule 2).- Grid voltage at the plant
- 69 kV
- Transmission or distribution system owner
- Sierra Pacific Power Co
- Balancing authority
- Nevada Power Company
- NERC region
- WECC
Can the connection be reused?
A plant that retires usually leaves its substation, transmission connection and interconnection agreement behind, and those may be reusable by a new project at the same site. FERC Order No. 845 lets an interconnection customer use surplus interconnection service at an existing site, and some transmission providers' tariffs let a replacement resource take over a retiring unit's interconnection service, usually within a set time after the retirement. Whether any such right still exists here, who holds it and on what terms depends on the owner, the transmission provider and timing; this page does not establish any of that.
Timeline
- Stated Units OE11, OE12, OE13, OE14 scheduled to retire, 4.8 MW · EIA-860M
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
3 sourcesSources EIA-860M · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Sources
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- EIA Open Data bulk file — Electricity (ELEC.zip; monthly plant net generation and fuel consumption since 2001)Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory