Chuck Lenzie Generating Station is a gas-fired power station located 30 miles north of

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, near the junction of

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and the Great Basin Highway (Nevada State Route 93). 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.

History

The facility began construction in 2004 as a

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, power station. The plant was sold to NV Energy and began production in 2006.

Facility

Since it is located in a desert where water is limited, the plant uses a six-story-high dry cooling system.

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