Nevada Power Company is a Las Vegas-based company that produces, distributes and sells electricity in southern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. As of 2005, Nevada Power had over 700,000 electric customers in parts of three Nevada counties creating a service area of more than 4,000 square miles. The company is currently a subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources. Sierra Pacific Resources is a utility Holding company based in Reno, Nevada.
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History
Nevada Power, and its predecessor companies, have been serving Las Vegas since March 20, 1906, the year following the creation of that town. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The first company, Consolidated 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 spun off into Embarq. Sprint Nextel Corporation ( is a Telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. Embarq Corporation, or EMBARQ is the fourth largest Local exchange carrier in the United States (below the Baby Bells) and the largest independent
After the acquisition of Elko-Lamoille Power Company in 1961 the company changed its name to Nevada Power Company and became the first Nevada company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Nevada Power held off on building new plants and was looking to divest its existing plants based on Nevada's deregulation of power generation and distribution. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 However after the energy crisis in 2001, the deregulation was put on hold and Nevada Power resumed pursuing options to generate more of its own power. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
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 imported 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. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arizona Public Service Company is the largest electric utility in Arizona and the principal subsidiary of publicly-traded S&P 500 member Pinnacle West Capital The other 25% share is owned by the Southern Nevada Water Authority. The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA was formed in 1991 to manage Southern Nevada's water needs on a regional basis
In January, 2006, Nevada Power announced plans to decommission units 1, 2, and 3 at the Clark Station which provide a total of 175 MW of power.
Power plants
In the early years, power was generated by the company. However, in 1914 the company contracted to purchase power from other companies. This practice continued until the 1950s when the company again started running power plants to provide a portion of its base supply.
- Current plants include:
- Base plants
- Wholly owned
- Harry Allen (76 megawatts), in 2006 a 100 kW solar photovoltaic system will be added. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is a device that converts Solar energy into Electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaics ( PV) is the field of technology and research related to the application of Solar cells for Energy by converting Sunlight directly
- Reid Gardner (590 megawatts)
- Clark Station (815 megawatts - 10 units). In January of 2005, plans announced to shut down units 1, 2 and 3. Opened in February 1956 was a 32 megawatt plant. A 75 kW (3-25 kW arrays) high concentrating solar photovoltaic system was added in 2006.
- Chuck Lenzie (1,200 megawatts - 4 natural gas fired units)
- Sunrise/Sun Peak (390 megawatts)
- Partial ownership
Mohave Generating Station, Laughlin, Nevada- Mohave Power Station (1,580 megawatts, 222 megawatts Nevada power's share, coal fired) (Shut down on December 31, 2005 with the possibility it may not reopen)
- Silverhawk Power Station (570 megawatt, 427. Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Laughlin is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clark County, Nevada, United States. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 5 megawatts Nevada Power's 75% share, natural gas fired)
- Wholly owned
- Peaking plants
- Harry Allen (80 megawatts) in planning
- Base plants
- Other major sources
- Hoover Dam provides about 355 megawatts to the Nevada Power system. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the 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. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States.
Power transmission
Several generating stations are located in Nevada Power's service area. In addition, Nevada power historically imported a large portion of its power from other areas. As a result, the company's main transmission lines both serve its customers and provide inter-company power transport services.
- Major power lines:
- 500 kV
- Major switch yards
- Mead Substation
- Crystal Substation
Regional Transmission Organizations
Nevada Power is a member of the Regional Transmission Organization RTO West, formally known as "Grid West" [1]. A Regional Transmission Organization (RTO is an organization that is established to control and manage the transportation (at high voltage and flows of Electricity over an
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