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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. Some peaking capacity is provided by diesel powered units. 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.
Units
Peaking Unit 1 - 10-megawatt (13,000 hp) peaking, diesel 1961 Peaking Unit - 2 10-megawatt (13,000 hp) peaking, diesel 1963 Peaking Unit - 3 72-megawatt (97,000 hp) diesel or natural gas 1994 Peaking Unit - 4 72-megawatt (97,000 hp) peaking, diesel or natural gas 1994 Unit 1 53-megawatt (71,000 hp) 1963 (units 3, 4 and 5 produce a total of 244-megawatt (327,000 hp)) Unit - 2 83-megawatt (111,000 hp) 1965 Unit - 3 108-megawatt (145,000 hp) 1974 Unit - 4 108-megawatt (145,000 hp) 1996 6FA combustion turbines Unit - 5 108-megawatt (145,000 hp) 1996 6FA combustion turbines Unit - 8 289-megawatt (388,000 hp) 2008 7FA combustion turbines (units 8, 9 and 10 produce a combined 541 megawatts (725,000 hp) Unit 9 - 2008 7FA combustion turbines Unit 10 - 2008References
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