Chuck Lenzie Generating Station

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 (Nevada State Route 93). Power is generated by two D-11 steam turbines powered by four 7FA combustion turbines.^[1] The plant is the first owned since a plant built in 1955.^[2]

Chuck Lenzie Generating Station
Country	United States
Location	30 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates	36.383719°N 114.9218°W / 36.383719; -114.9218
Status	Operating
Construction began	2004
Commission date	2006
Owner	NV Energy
Operator	NV Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Turbine technology	Combined cycle
Cooling source	Dry cooling system
Power generation
Units operational	2
Make and model	2 x D-11 steam turbines powered by 4 x 7FA combustion turbines
Nameplate capacity	1,102 MW

History

The facility began construction in 2004 as a Duke Energy, 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.^[1]