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Nevada Power Company (NPC) was a Las Vegas-based company that produced, distributed, and sold electricity in the southern part of the state of Nevada. In 2005, it had over 700,000 electric customers in parts of three Nevada counties — a service area of more than 4,000 square miles (10,000 km 2 ).
However, headquarters moved from Reno to Nevada Power's old campus in Las Vegas. The merger created a company with a service territory stretching over 44,400 square miles—nearly all of Nevada's densely populated area. On September 22, 2008, Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific Power began doing business as NV Energy.
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.
The Frank A. Tracy Generating Station is a 12 unit 1,021-megawatt (1,369,000 hp) gas-fired power station located in Storey County, Nevada and owned by NV Energy, serving Reno and the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. Some peaking capacity is provided by diesel powered units. [1]
Edward W. Clark Generating Station is a 1,102 megawatt plant owned by Nevada Power on 115 acres (47 ha) located in the Las Vegas Valley town of Whitney, Nevada, USA. The plant consists of 19 units and first went into service in 1954 as Nevada Power’s first gas power plant. [1] [2]
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The plant is connected to the local grid via an existing 69kV transmission line owned by NV Energy. [1] Power will be generated by 88,000 Trina Solar poly-crystalline modules and sold via 25-year power purchase agreement with Nevada Power Company (a unit of NV Energy). SunEdison is responsible for operation and maintenance. [2]
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