Twelve miles from the small town of Fallon, Nevada, population 8,500, a unique solar plant is providing enough electricity to power all of the homes in Mesquite. The world's first and only solar geothermal hybrid power plant is designed to produce 26 MWe of energy or enough to power 16,000 homes.
The Enel Green Power North America, Inc. Stillwater plant integrates two alternative energy sources that are abundant in Nevada, sun and geothermal, combining the strengths and weaknesses of both. Although combining an intermittent power source for the “base load” isn't a new idea, the Stillwater plant is the first to use two renewable energy sources for all of its power. Currently, utilities will use clean energy sources during hours of peak consumer demand then combine it with a “base load” source such as natural gas to ensure a steady supply of power.
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