Fort Churchill
Natural gas power plant in Lyon County, Nevada. 230 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Also known as Fort Churchill Generating Station · EIA plant 2330
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 230 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- September 1968First generator online
- Operator
- Sierra Pacific Power CoEIA operator ID 17166
- Grid
- NEVPBalancing authority NEVP
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Lyon County, NV39.1281, −119.1322
- EIA plant ID
- 2330EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Fort Churchill produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
469 GWh
468,774 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
23.3%
2024: 25.1%
January to July 2026
324 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2016 to 2025
271.9–642.0
GWh a year. Low 2016, high 2019
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,237,913 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 1,328,149 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 1,052,429 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 993,456 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 897,845 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 927,248 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 811,362 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 932,590 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 798,864 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 313,087 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 142,254 | 7.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 91,867 | 4.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 250,005 | 12.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 286,719 | 14.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 174,754 | 8.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 305,333 | 18.1% | 10 of 12 |
| 2016 | 271,863 | 13.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 380,374 | 18.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 479,819 | 23.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 642,022 | 31.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 620,747 | 30.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 510,307 | 25.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 549,796 | 27.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 418,217 | 20.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 506,913 | 25.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 468,774 | 23.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 323,520 | 27.6% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
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Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
339,752
US short tons. 2024: 363,150
SO₂, 2025
2
US short tons
NOx, 2025
417
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
0.72 t
About 1,450 lb per MWh
2 of 2 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1, 2), matched to EIA plant 2330 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
18,842
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
879
million gallons
Source
Wells
Ground, Fresh. Recirculating with cooling pond
Watershed stress
Low · 0.376
USGS SUI, HUC12 Fox Ditch-Walker River
12 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. Groundwater user; SUI describes surface water and is context only. Cooling-pond plants report water circulated through the pond as withdrawal, so withdrawal is far above consumption. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 115.0 | September 1968 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 115.0 | September 1971 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Sierra Pacific Power Co as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Fort Churchill
How much power does Fort Churchill produce?
Fort Churchill reported 468,774 MWh (469 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 23.3% capacity factor on 230 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 324 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Fort Churchill?
Fort Churchill is in Lyon County, Nevada, at 39.1281, −119.1322. It is in the Nevada Power Company balancing area (NEVP).
Who operates Fort Churchill?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Sierra Pacific Power Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 17166). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Fort Churchill start operating?
Its first generator began operating in September 1968, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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