TS Power Plant

From Global Energy Monitor

TS Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 242-megawatts (MW) in Battle Mountain, Eureka, Nevada, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
TS Power Plant Battle Mountain, Eureka, Nevada, United States 40.746006, -116.529833 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 40.746006, -116.529833
  • Unit 1: 40.74601, -116.53

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - subbituminous 242 subcritical 2008
Unit 1 construction[1][2][3][4] gas[5] 242[5] steam turbine[5] no[5] 2023[6][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 1 Newmont Corp [100.0%]
Unit 1 Nevada Gold Mines[4] Nevada Gold Mines

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): other metals & mining
  • Captive industry: Power

Background

In February 2020, plant owner Nevada Gold Mines said it had approved the conversion of its TS Coal Power Plant to a dual fuel process, allowing the facility to generate power from natural gas. NGM is planning for construction to begin near the end of 2020, with the goal of final commissioning in the June quarter of 2022. As part of its overall energy management strategy, NGM is also reviewing the potential for a 200 MW solar facility with battery storage, presumably to replace the plant's coal power capacity.[7]

As of June 2023, the coal to natural gas conversion was ongoing.[8][9]

Newmont's Mining Operations

The plant provides electricity for the Newmont Mining’s operations in northern Nevada.[10] In Oct. 2007, the Nevada Department of Environmental Quality issued a modified air permit for the plant. In June 2008, Newmont completed construction of the plant, approximately half of the electricity produced will be used for Newmont's mining operations with the remainder going to Sierra Pacific Power.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221101215258/https://elkodaily.com/mining/ngm-progressing-with-ts-power-plant-conversion/article_d2d94703-559f-567c-bf07-e6be6b31e732.html. Archived from the original on 01 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230615121517/https://s25.q4cdn.com/322814910/files/doc_financial/annual_reports/2022/Barrick_Annual_Report_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210917042252/https://ashtracker.org/facility/433/ts-power-plant. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221026190724/https://elkodaily.com/mining/ngm-upgrading-power-plant-near-reno/article_1f47c6ac-4a65-11ed-be7d-6fc073bab62e.html. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  6. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (April 2022)". Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  7. "Nevada Gold Mines adds natural gas to power remit, mulls solar options". International Mining. February 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "NGM progressing with TS Power Plant Conversion", Elko Daily, March 14, 2022.
  9. "Barrick 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Barrick. Retrieved June 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "The Babcock & Wilcox Company to Supply Boiler and Environmental Equipment for New Nevada Power Plant", Babcock & Wilcox press release, July 28, 2005.
  11. "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed October 2008.

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datases, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.