Western 102 power station

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Western 102 power station is an operating power station of at least 117-megawatts (MW) in McCarran, Storey, Nevada, United States. It is also known as Barrick power plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Western 102 power station McCarran, Storey, Nevada, United States 39.5603, -119.5108 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 39.5603, -119.5108

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 117.6[1] internal combustion[2][1] no[1] 2005[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
1 Nevada Gold Mines LLC [100%][3] Barrick Gold Corp [61.5%]; Newmont Corp [38.5%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[3][2]
  • Captive industry: Other Metals & Mining[3][2]


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Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006191809/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/barrickpowerplantcol/. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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 2022-10-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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