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1465.6 MW Natural Gas operating in Clark, NV — Nevada Power Company
1,465.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2006
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.3837, -114.9218
County
Clark, NV
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Nevada Power Co | Nevada Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Nevada Power Co | Berkshire Hathaway | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Chuck Lenzie Generating Station is a 1,102-megawatt (1,478,000 hp) gas-fired power station located 30 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada, near the junction of Interstate 15 and the Great Basin Highway. Power is generated by two D-11 steam turbines powered by four 7FA combustion turbines. The plant is the first owned since a plant built in 1955.
Read more on WikipediaThe Chuck Lenzie Generating Station is a 1465.6 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Clark County, Nevada. The plant began operating in 2006 and is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by Nevada Power Co. It consists of 6 generators utilizing natural gas as its primary fuel source. The plant is the largest in Nevada out of 13 facilities and ranks 64th nationally out of 945 plants. It operates within the Nevada Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In the latest year of available data, the Chuck Lenzie Generating Station produced 6,157,764 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 47.8%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $339.66 per kW, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
Nevada Power Company (NEVP)
Grid Voltage
500.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
715.1K MWh
Latest Month
6.2M MWh
Annual Generation
47.8%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
888 lb/MWh
NOx
0.060 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.004 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.016 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
53.6%
Annual Net Gen
6886 GWh
CO₂eq
889 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC Southwest
Combined cycle · Nevada Power Company, d/b/a NV Energy · Data from 2015–2024
$487/kW
Installed Cost
$4/kW
Annual CapEx
$26.3/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
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