The Soda Lake Geothermal Field is located on the northeast flank of the
Soda Lakes
The Soda Lakes are two lakes located northwest of Fallon, Nevada. They occupy two basaltic maar volcano craters which may have erupted in the last 1500 years. The larger lake, called Soda Lake or Big Soda Lake, is somewhat elongated, stretching i ...
volcano, west of the city of
Fallon, Nevada
Fallon is a city in Churchill County in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 9,327 at time of the 2020 census. Fallon is the county seat of Churchill County and is located in the Lahontan Valley.
History
The community was first populate ...
in
Churchill County.
Exploration of the
geothermal site occurred from 1972 to 1986. The Soda Lake I
geothermal power plant
Geothermal power is electrical power generated from geothermal energy. Technologies in use include dry steam power stations, flash steam power stations and binary cycle power stations. Geothermal electricity generation is currently used in 2 ...
came online in 1987. The larger Soda Lake II plant started in 1991.
Construction of Soda Lake 3 was announced in late 2016.
The expansion and upgrades at the combined site are planned to be a total of 37 megawatts.
Road access to the site is via
Nevada State Route 723
State Route 723 (SR 723) is a state highway in Churchill County, Nevada, running through a rural area northwest of Fallon.
Route description
SR 723 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 50 (US 50) approximately west of downtown Fallon. From t ...
from
US 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
.
References
External links
* Videos
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Soda Lake Geothermal Walk Through - Monte Morrison 2012 YouTube video by Alterra Power (geothermal power plant tour)
Geothermal power stations in Nevada
Energy infrastructure completed in 1987
Buildings and structures in Churchill County, Nevada
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