The Soda Lake Geothermal Field is located on the northeast flank of the Soda Lakes volcano, west of the city of Fallon, Nevada in Churchill County.
Soda Lake I[1] | |
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Country | United States of America |
Location | Churchill County, Nevada |
Coordinates | 39°33′19″N 118°50′18″W / 39.555253°N 118.838290°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1987[2] |
Owner(s) | CYRQ Energy |
Geothermal power station | |
Type | Binary cycle |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 5.1MW[3] |
External links | |
Website | https://www.cyrqenergy.com/ |
Soda Lake II[1] | |
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Country | United States of America |
Location | Churchill County, Nevada |
Coordinates | 39°33′23″N 118°50′58″W / 39.556320°N 118.849416°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1991[2] |
Owner(s) | CYRQ Energy |
Geothermal power station | |
Type | Binary cycle |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 18MW[3] |
External links | |
Website | https://www.cyrqenergy.com/ |
Soda Lake 3 | |
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Country | United States of America |
Location | Churchill County, Nevada |
Coordinates | 39°33′37″N 118°51′18″W / 39.560204°N 118.854877°W |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2016[4] |
Owner(s) | CYRQ Energy |
Geothermal power station | |
Type | Binary cycle |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity |
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External links | |
Website | https://www.cyrqenergy.com/ |
Exploration of the geothermal site occurred from 1972 to 1986. The Soda Lake I geothermal power plant came online in 1987 and the larger Soda Lake II plant in 1991.[5] Construction of Soda Lake 3 was announced in late 2016.[4] The expansion and upgrades at the combined site are planned to take the generation to a total of 37 megawatts.[3]
Road access to the site is via Nevada State Route 723 from US 50.
References
edit- ^ a b "Geothermal Power Plants - USA". Geothermal Energy Association. 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ a b "Geothermal Resources". NV Energy. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ a b c "The Soda Lake Geothermal Plant Project, USA". Power Technology. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ a b "Ormat Signs a $36 Million EPC Contract with Cyrq Energy, Inc. for the Soda Lake 3 Geothermal Project in Nevada". Ormat Technologies. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ Sibbett, Bruce (December 1979). "GEOLOGY OF THE SODA LAKE GEOTHERMAL AREA" (PDF). Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
External links
edit- Videos
- Soda Lake Geothermal Walk Through - Monte Morrison 2012, YouTube video by Alterra Power (geothermal power plant tour)