From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nevada Power Company
Nevada Power Company
crisis in 2001, the deregulation was put on hold and Ne-
vada Power resumed pursuing options to generate more
of its own power.
In 2003 the company installed two of the largest
phase shifting transformers in the world at its Crystal
switching station to deal with the large quantity of im-
ported power.
As a part of the plan to internally generate more of its
power, Nevada Power in October, 2004 purchased from
Duke Energy North America a partially competed 1,200
megawatt plant. Plans were announced on June 21, 2005
to purchase from Pinnacle West Capital Corporation its
75% interest in a 570 megawatt plant. The other 25%
Nevada Power Company headquarters in Las Vegas
share is owned by the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
In January, 2006, Nevada Power announced plans to
Nevada Power Company is a Las Vegas-based com-
decommission units 1, 2, and 3 at the Clark Station which
pany that produces, distributes and sells electricity in
provide a total of 175 MW of power.
southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2005, Ne-
On September 22, 2008, Nevada Power Company be-
vada Power had over 700,000 electric customers in parts
gan doing business as NV Energy. This is the result of
of three Nevada counties creating a service area of more
the corporate decision to unify its image under a single
than 4,000 square miles (10,000 km2). The company is
brand.[1]
currently a subsidiary of NV Energy.
As of April 2009, NV Energy the parent company, has
10 natural gas fired generating plants, two coal-fired gen- Power plants
erating plants and is co-developing a wind generating fa-
cility, a geothermal facility and a waste heat recovery
plant. With its purchase power agreements, NV Energy –
on a per-customer basis – leads the nation in the use of
solar and geothermal renewable resources.[citation needed]
History
Nevada Power, and its predecessor companies, have been
serving Las Vegas since March 20, 1906, the year follow-
ing the creation of that town. The first company, Consol-
idated Power and Telephone operated until 1929 when it
was split into Southern Nevada Power Company, which
became Nevada Power, and Southern Nevada Telephone
Company, which eventually became a part of Sprint, later Mohave Generating Station
spun off into Embarq.
After the acquisition of Elko-Lamoille Power Compa- In the early years, power was generated by the company.
ny in 1961 the company changed its name to Nevada However, in 1914 the company contracted to purchase
Power Company and became the first Nevada company power from other companies. This practice continued
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. until the 1950s when the company again started running
In 1999 the company merged with Sierra Pacific Re- power plants to provide a portion of its base supply.
sources. • Current plants include:
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Nevada Power held • Base plants
off on building new plants and was looking to divest its • Wholly owned
existing plants based on Nevada’s deregulation of power • Harry Allen Generating Station (144
generation and distribution. However after the energy megawatts) natural gas fired unit, in 2006
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nevada Power Company
• Sunrise/Sun Peak (150 megawatts) natural
gas fired peaking plant located in Las Vegas
• Other notable sources
• Hoover Dam provides about 355 megawatts to
the Nevada Power system. Contrary to popular
opinion, Las Vegas does not get most of its power
from the dam. It also does not get most of the
power produced at the dam. California and
Arizona get most of the dam’s generated power.
Reid Gardner Generating Station Power transmission
Several generating stations are located in Nevada Pow-
a 100 kW solar photovoltaic system will er’s service area. In addition, Nevada power historically
be added. 484 megawatt combined-cycle imported a large portion of its power from other areas.
natural gas facility being added. As a result, the company’s main transmission lines both
• Clark Station (1084 megawatts - 10 units). serve its customers and provide inter-company power
In January 2005, plans announced to shut transport services.
down units 1, 2 and 3. Opened in February • Major power lines:
1956 was a 32 megawatt plant. A 75 kW • 500 kV
(3-25 kW arrays) high concentrating solar • Major switch yards
photovoltaic system was added in 2006. • Mead Substation
(located in Clark Country) • Crystal Substation
• Chuck Lenzie (1,102 megawatts - 4 natural
gas fired units) located north of Las Vegas
• Walter M. Higgins Generating Station – Regional Transmission Organi-
530 megawatt natural gas peaking plant zations
located near Primm, Nevada
• Partial ownership Nevada Power is a member of the Regional Transmission
• Mohave Power Station (1,580 megawatts, West,
Organization RTO West formally known as "Grid West"
222 megawatts Nevada power’s share, [1].
coal fired) (Shut down on December 31,
2005 with the possibility it may not References
reopen)
• Silverhawk Power Station (520 megawatt) [1] "Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific Power Renamed
natural gas fired located north of Las NV Energy" (Press release). Sierra Pacific
Vegas that is 25% co-owned by Southern Resources. 2008-09-22.
Nevada Water Authority http://investors.sierrapacificresources.com/
• Reid Gardner Generating Station – (557 phoenix.zhtml?c=117698&p=irol-
megawatt) coal fired plant located near newsArticle&ID=1199473&highlight=. Retrieved
Moapa, Nevada and 31% co-owned by the 2008-09-22.
California Department of Water Resources
• Peaking plants External links
• Harry Allen (80 megawatts) in planning
• Nevada Power Company website
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