Valley Road

🛢 OilElectric Utility
Capacitynameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameValley Road
OperatorSierra Pacific Power Co
CityReno
CountyWashoe County
StateNevada
ZIP89512
Coordinates39.54720, -119.79500

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired1960
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired1960
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired1960

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityNevada Power Company

What this means

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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