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The single BWR reactor was decommissioned in 1967, the facility converted to use oil and gas in 1968, and ultimately retired in the early 2000s. The reactor and other nuclear components were removed in 1990. [5] South Dakota had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019. [1]
Natural gas power stations opened at a fast rate throughout the 2010s, quickly replacing aging, dirty, and economically unviable coal-fired power stations, but by the early 2020s new plants were mostly wind and solar with only Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania continuing to open significant numbers of gas plants. [3]
In 1933, Shamrock built its first refinery and its first gas station, both in Sunray, Moore County, Texas. James Harold Dunn joined the company in 1938 as a vice president and general manager, having previously been an engineer at the Lone Star Gas Corporation. The following year Shamrock showed its first, albeit small, profit.
Valero no longer owns retail operations using the Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Beacon, Ultramar, or Total names, but Valero continues to supply fuel. [24] Valero also supplies fuel in the United Kingdom and Ireland under the Texaco and Valero brand, [ 83 ] and in October 2023 started test marketing of the Valero brand at 3 service stations close ...
In 2022, Nevada had a total summer capacity of 13,541 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 42,591 GWh. [2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 58.1% natural gas, 23% solar, 10.1% geothermal, 4.9% coal, 3.1% hydroelectric, 0.7% wind, and 0.1% biomass.
Gas Xcel Energy: 2012 Blue Lake Plant Shakopee, Minnesota: 332 6 Simple cycle (x6) Gas (x2), oil (x4) Xcel Energy: 1974/2005 Cannon Falls Energy Center Cannon Falls, Minnesota: 357 2 Simple cycle (x2) Gas Invenergy 2008 Faribault Energy Park Faribault, Minnesota: 261 2 1x1 combined cycle Gas MMPA 2005/2007 High Bridge Plant St. Paul, Minnesota ...
In 2021, Arizona had a net summer capacity of 27,596 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 109,305 GWh. [2] The electrical energy generation mix in 2023 was 47.3% natural gas, 28.2% nuclear, 10.8% coal, 6.6% solar, 5.3% hydroelectric, 1.6% wind, and 0.2% biomass.
Nuclear power plants of the Tennessee Valley Authority Name Units Capacity (MWe) Location Year of commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant: 3 3,775 Limestone County, Alabama: 1974 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant: 2 2,333 Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee: 1981 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant: 2 2,332 Rhea County, Tennessee: 1996