The Frank A. Tracy Generating Station is a 12 unit gas-fired power station located in

Storey County, Nevada Storey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,104, making it the third-least populous county, but one of the fastest-growing economies in Nevada. In 2018, over 18,000 people were emplo ...

and owned by

NV Energy NV Energy is a public utility which generates, transmits and distributes electric service in northern and southern Nevada, including the Las Vegas Valley, and provides natural gas service in the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area of northern Nevada. ...

, serving Reno and the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. Some peaking capacity is provided by diesel powered units. The station employs reduced water consumption, and emits about 1½ million tons per year. It lies just east of the Patrick area, about 17 miles east of

Reno Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the c ...

, just off

Interstate 80 Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...

, between Exit 28 and Exit 32. It is situated on the south bank of the

Truckee River The Truckee River is a river in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river flows northeasterly and is long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 20, 2012 The ...

, which forms the county line between Storey County and Washoe County on the other side of the river. Frank A

Units

:Peaking Unit 1 - peaking,

diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines * Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...

1961 :Peaking Unit - 2 peaking, diesel 1963 :Peaking Unit - 3 diesel or natural gas 1994 :Peaking Unit - 4 peaking, diesel or natural gas 1994 :Unit 1 1963 (units 3, 4 and 5 produce a total of ) :Unit - 2 1965 :Unit - 3 1974 :Unit - 4 1996 6FA combustion turbines :Unit - 5 1996 6FA combustion turbines :Unit - 8 2008 7FA combustion turbines (units 8, 9 and 10 produce a combined :Unit 9 - 2008 7FA combustion turbines :Unit 10 - 2008

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