Nevada

High-voltage substation construction and transformer work across Nevada. Here is the grid ESS operates in.

ESS clients in Nevada

Nevada Power (NV Energy)

How Nevada makes its power

Nevada relies on natural gas for the majority of its electricity, about 55 percent of in-state generation in 2024, with solar the second-largest source at roughly 27 percent. The state also has significant geothermal generation of around 8 percent, concentrated in the north, plus hydroelectric power from Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and a small remaining share of coal.

Grid challenges

Rapid data center growth, particularly around Reno and Storey County, is driving large new load additions, and NV Energy is building the Greenlink transmission project to move solar power from southern Nevada toward northern load centers. Long distances between the Las Vegas and Reno service areas complicate transmission, and continued solar and battery storage interconnection is central to meeting state clean-energy targets. Nevada has historically depended in part on imported power alongside its in-state generation.

Major utilities and grid operators

  • NV Energy (Nevada Power in the south, Sierra Pacific Power in the north)
  • Valley Electric Association and other rural cooperatives
  • Western Area Power Administration (Hoover Dam allocations)
  • WECC / Western Interconnection (participates in the CAISO Western EIM)

Sources

Substation work in Nevada?

Tell us the voltage class, the site, and the timeline. ESS mobilizes across the West.

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