TS Power Plant

{{#badges: CoalSwarm}} The TS Power Plant is a 242.0-megawatt coal-fired power station near Dunphy, Nevada.

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Plant Data

• Owner: Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC
• Parent Company: Newmont Mining Corporation
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 242.0 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 1: 242.0 MW (2008)
• Location: 450 T-S Road, Battle Mountain, Dunphy, NV 89820
• GPS Coordinates: 40.74719, -116.52987
• Technology: Subcritical
• Coal type: Sub-bituminous
• Coal Consumption:
• Coal Source: Black Thunder Mine (Arch Coal)
• Number of Employees:
• Unit Retirements:

Newmont's Mining Operations

The plant provides electricity for the Newmont Mining’s operations in northern Nevada. In Oct. 2007, the Nevada Department of Environmental Quality issued a modified air permit for the plant. In June 2008, Newmont completed construction of the plant, approximately half of the electricity produced will be used for Newmont's mining operations with the remainder going to Sierra Pacific Power.

Resources

Related SourceWatch Articles

• Nevada and coal
• United States and coal
• Carbon Capture and Storage
• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
• US proposed coal plants (both active and cancelled)
• Coal plants cancelled in 2007
• Coal plants cancelled in 2008
• State-by-state guide to information on coal in the United States (or click on the map)

External links

• "Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants", National Energy Technology Lab, May 1, 2007, page 17. (Pdf)
• "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed December 2007. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
• Newmont Mining Corporation, corporate website