Copper Mountain Solar 3
Solar power plant in Clark County, Nevada. 255 MW of nameplate capacity across 10 generators, operated by RWE Clean Energy.
Also known as EIA plant 58915
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 255 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 10 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- May 2014First generator online
- Operator
- RWE Clean EnergyEIA operator ID 67192
- Grid
- LDWPBalancing authority LDWP
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Clark County, NV35.8894, −114.9579
- EIA plant ID
- 58915EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Copper Mountain Solar 3 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
597 GWh
597,368 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
26.7%
2024: 27.3%
January to July 2026
378 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
592.2–629.0
GWh a year. Low 2019, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | 155,288 | Not reported | 8 of 12 |
| 2015 | 602,427 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 605,854 | 27.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 607,761 | 27.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 613,866 | 27.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 592,151 | 26.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 629,015 | 28.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 605,236 | 27.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 617,106 | 27.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 597,537 | 26.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 610,984 | 27.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 597,368 | 26.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 377,691 | 29.1% | 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
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 26.0 | May 2014 |
| 2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 27.0 | June 2014 |
| 3 | Solar Photovoltaic | 26.0 | July 2014 |
| 4 | Solar Photovoltaic | 28.0 | August 2014 |
| 5 | Solar Photovoltaic | 25.0 | September 2014 |
| 6 | Solar Photovoltaic | 26.0 | October 2014 |
| 7 | Solar Photovoltaic | 26.0 | October 2014 |
| 8 | Solar Photovoltaic | 26.0 | December 2014 |
| 9 | Solar Photovoltaic | 24.0 | January 2015 |
| 10 | Solar Photovoltaic | 21.0 | January 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Copper Mountain Solar 3
How much power does Copper Mountain Solar 3 produce?
Copper Mountain Solar 3 reported 597,368 MWh (597 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 26.7% capacity factor on 255 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 378 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Copper Mountain Solar 3?
Copper Mountain Solar 3 is in Clark County, Nevada, at 35.8894, −114.9579. It is in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power balancing area (LDWP).
Who operates Copper Mountain Solar 3?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 67192). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Copper Mountain Solar 3 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in May 2014, 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)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page