Desert Star energy center

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Desert Star energy center is an operating power station of at least 537-megawatts (MW) in Boulder City, Clark, Nevada, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Desert Star energy center Boulder City, Clark, Nevada, United States 35.788889, -114.9942 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC1: 35.788889, -114.9942

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
CC1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 537[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2000[1] 2027 (planned)[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
CC1 Desert Star Energy Center SDG&E [100%][3] Sempra Energy [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2020". Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

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