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.
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A gemini solar project record of decision signed by the interior secretary david bernhardt approved solar partners xi llc to construct a facility about 30 miles northeast of las vegas.
Ten thousand mirrors form a spiral almost 2 miles wide that winds around a skyscraper rising above the desert between las.
It provides energy on demand even when it s dark.
The crescent dunes solar plant looks like something out of a sci fi movie.
Among the many communities we serve are las vegas reno sparks henderson elko.
It deploys 173 500 heliostats each with two mirrors focusing solar energy on boilers located on three 459 ft 139 9 m tall solar power.
But a massive new solar plant sprawling over 1 670 acres near las vegas was designed to solve that problem.
We also provide natural gas to more than 145 000 customers in the reno sparks area.
The 690 megawatt battery storage project is.
We provide electricity to 2 4 million electric customers throughout nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually.
Nv energy proudly serves nevada with a service area covering over 44 000 square miles.
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Las vegas review journal august 9 2020 9 00 pm pahrump valley times file this 2015 file photo shows an aerial view of the crescent dunes solar energy plant in tonopah nev.
The ivanpah solar electric generating system is a concentrated solar thermal plant in the mojave desert it is located at the base of clark mountain in california across the state line from primm nevada the plant has a gross capacity of 392 megawatts mw.
Crescent dunes was the first concentrated solar power csp plant with a central receiver tower and advanced molten salt energy storage technology.