Las Vegas generating station

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Las Vegas generating station is an operating power station of at least 359-megawatts (MW) in North Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States. It is also known as Las Vegas Co-Generation plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Las Vegas generating station North Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States 36.2319, -115.1222 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CCB1, Unit CCB2, Unit CCB3: 36.2319, -115.1222

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CCB1 operating[2] gas[1] 61[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 1994[1]
Unit CCB2 operating[2] gas[1] 149[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2003[1]
Unit CCB3 operating[2] gas[1] 149[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2003[1]

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
Unit CCB1 NV Energy[3] NV Energy
Unit CCB2 NV Energy[3] NV Energy
Unit CCB3 NV Energy[3] NV Energy

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230525154733/https://www.nvenergy.com/about-nvenergy/our-company/power-supply. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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