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El Dorado Energy, a 480 megawatt (MW) power plant, sells electricity into the wholesale power markets of Nevada, California and the southwestern United States.
One of the nation's first large-scale merchant power plants, El Dorado Energy uses state-of-the-art combined-cycle technology with natural gas as a fuel source. The plant also includes a solar photovoltaic demonstration facility. The project achieved commercial operation in May 2000 as the cleanest, most efficient fossil-fueled power plant in Nevada.
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PLANT OWNER: |
Sempra Generation |
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PLANT LOCATION: |
El Dorado Energy is on 138-acres about 17 miles southwest of downtown Boulder City, Nev., and 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas. |
PLANT TYPE: |
Combined-cycle; fueled using natural gas |
TOTAL GENERATING CAPACITY: |
480 MW, which is enough electricity for about 360,000 area homes. (Electricity use varies by region, depending on weather and other conditions.) |
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ESTIMATED COST: |
About $280 million |
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COMMERCIAL OPERATION DATE: |
May 2000 |
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TARGETED CUSTOMER BASE: |
Nevada, California and the southwestern United States |