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EIA plant 2336

Sparks · Storey · NV

Tracy

Operated by Sierra Pacific Power Co

Annual generation4,053,908 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNevada Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Tracy?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

39.562500, -119.525000

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle743.1 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine170 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine119.8 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1349,451
2318,838
3310,428
4131,563
5320,929
6381,199
7446,769
8408,461
9345,936
10361,587
11321,108
12357,639

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1349,451
2318,838
3310,428
4131,563
5320,929
6381,199
7446,769
8408,461
9345,936
10361,587
11321,108
12357,639

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1349,451 MWh
2318,838 MWh
3310,428 MWh
4131,563 MWh
5320,929 MWh
6381,199 MWh
7446,769 MWh
8408,461 MWh
9345,936 MWh
10361,587 MWh
11321,108 MWh
12357,639 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
10Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG312OP
8Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG155.6OP
9Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG155.6OP
3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG119.8OP
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG85OP
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG85OP
4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG69.7OP
5Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG50.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2336
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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A closer look at Tracy

Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (446,769 MWh) and 4 the lowest (131,563 MWh). Their difference is 315,206 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 8 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 50.2 (5) to 312 (10). The difference is 261.8 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
10Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle312.0285.0301.050.0
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine119.8108.0108.032.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle69.764.068.035.0
5Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle50.240.040.017.0
8Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle155.6162.0167.0100.0
9Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle155.6162.0167.0100.0
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine85.066.372.035.0
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine85.066.372.035.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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