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):

  • CCB1, CCB2, CCB3: 36.2319, -115.1222

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CCB1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 1994[1]
CCB2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 149[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2003[1]
CCB3 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural 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
CCB1 NV Energy Inc [100%][3] Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co
CCB2 NV Energy Inc [100%][3] Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co
CCB3 NV Energy Inc [100%][3] Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co

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 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230918190319/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/may_generator2023.xlsx. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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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