Nevada Power
State of Nevada, Colorado River Commission
The connection with protecting and enhancing Nevada's interests infederally-generated marketed power, the Colorado River Commission activelyparticipated in various forums examining such issues as deregulation of theelectric power industry, independent system operators, preference power, and thefuture management of federal hydro-power resources. ... Nevada's allocation of hydroelectric power from Hoover, Parker and DavisDams, and the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Project is purchased by theCommission and delivered to industrial and wholesale customers in southernNevada. ... [Read More]
Nevada, Division of Environmental Protection
See Map of Air Quality Permitted Coal-Fired Power Plants in Nevada ... The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Pollution Control regulates coal-fired power plants in Nevada pursuant to NRS 445B.500. Clark and Washoe counties have a distinct jurisdiction over air quality programs with the exception of regulations governing the control of emissions from plants that generate electricity by using steam produced from the burning of fossil fuel. ... [Read More]
Western Area Power Administration Sierra Nevada Region Map Graphic Description
Powerplants located in California are:Trinity, Judge Carr, Shasta, Spring Creek, Keswick, Nimbus, San Luis, and NewMelones. ... Description of Western Area Power Authority Sierra Nevada Region Map Graphic ... Backto Western Area Power Authority Sierra Nevada Region Map Graphic Image ... [Read More]
Western Area Power Administration
Rate adjustment processes are now underway for Loveland Area Projects firm power rates and the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program – Eastern Division firm power and firm peaking power rates. The consultation and comment period for both processes will end September 14, 2005. ... Western is beginning to prepare the Big Stone II Power Plant and Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement . We need your comments to help us define the issues and alternatives as we evaluate the environmental impacts of a proposal to build a power plant and associated transmission system upgrades near Milbank and Big Stone City, S.D. Comments are due by midnight, July 27. ... [Read More]
State of Nevada, Colorado River Commission
In April 1998 the Newport Substation, serving the Power Delivery Project,was completed and dedicated. At full capacity the Power Delivery Project willprovide up to 487.7 megawatts of power to the Southern Nevada Water Authority'swater treatment facility located in Henderson, Nevada. ... Interim Funding Agreement signed between Colorado River Commission (CRC)and Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) for the development of power deliverysystem to provide the power supply for the new water pumping and treatmentfacilities constructed by the Southern Nevada Water Authority. CRC developedplans to construct, own, operate, and maintain a complete power delivery systemto serve SNWA facilities. ... [Read More]
Nevada Energy Connection - Do I Qualify?
— one-time assistance to help a household bring past due charges on their heating and/or cooling bill(s) current. Arrearage Assistance is only available to homes receiving service from Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific Power, Southwest Gas, or the cities of Boulder City, Caliente, Fallon, or Pioche. ... [Read More]
Nevada Natural Resources Status Report - Energy in Nevada
The State Energy Office and the National Renewable Energy Lab ranks Nevada as one of the best areas in the country for solar electric and solar thermal power as well as substantial wind and geothermal energy potential. Geothermal and hydropower plants provide all of the renewable energy generated in Nevada today. Fourteen geothermal power plants have been built since the mid-1980's, with a combined capacity of 236 MW's (3.7 percent share of total in-state capacity). The primary hydroelectric resource is the Nevada share of power produced from the Colorado River at Hoover, Parker and Davis dams (about 417 megawatts). Six hydropower units run on seasonal Truckee River diversions west of Reno and near Lahontan Reservoir. Hydropower provides 6.8 percent of the state's total capacity. ... [Read More]
Sierra Nevada Region Homepage
The Sierra Nevada Region is one of four regions of the Western Area Power Administration . SNR sells power in northern and central California, and portions of Nevada, to wholesale customers such as towns, rural electric cooperatives, public utility and irrigation districts, Federal, state, and millitary agencies, Native American tribes, investor-owned utilities, power marketers, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation customers. ... Electric companies get their power, for consumers like you, from a variety of sources. Those sources include wholesale power providers such as Western, purchases and exchanges from neighboring utilities, and their own generation. ... [Read More]
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