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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. The station employs reduced water consumption, and emits about 1½ million tons CO2 per year. It lies just east of the Patrick area, about 17 miles east of Reno, just off Interstate 80, between Exit 28 and Exit 32. It is situated on the south bank of the Truckee River, which forms the county line between Storey County and Washoe County on the other side of the river.
Read more on WikipediaThe Tracy power plant, located in Storey County, Nevada, has a total capacity of 1032.9 MW across 8 generators. The plant, which began operating in 1974, is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by Sierra Pacific Power Co. It utilizes a mix of natural gas-fired technologies, including combined cycle, combustion turbine, and steam turbine configurations, making it a hybrid plant. Tracy ranks as the 4th largest power plant in Nevada out of 13, and 162nd nationally out of 945 plants.
In the latest year of reported data, the plant generated 4,012,053 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 44.4%. The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of the Nevada Power Company. The plant's operations have been the subject of 10 news articles, with 7 focused on industry-related topics and 3 on regulatory matters.
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