 Mohave Generating Station |
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| Location | Laughlin, Nevada Coordinates: 35°08′42″N 114°35′29″W / 35.145°N 114.59139°W |
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| Owner | Southern California Edison |
| Status | shut down[1] |
| Fuel | Bituminous coal[1] |
| Technology | Steam turbine[1] |
| Turbines | 2 (818.1 MW)[1] |
| Installed Capacity | 1636.2 MW[1] |
| Maximum Capacity | 1,580 MW[1] |
| Commissioned | 1971[1] |
Mohave Power Station is a 1,580 megawatt coal fired power plant located in Laughlin, Nevada. Southern California Edison is the majority owner of the plant and its operator.[2] The plant is currently shut down.
Coal for the plant is shipped from the Peabody Energy Black Mesa Mine in a slurry form to the plant. The land where the mine is located is owned by the Navajo and Hopi tribes.
History
The plant's two identical units were launched in 1971.[3]
The plant was shut down on December 31, 2005 with the possibility it may not reopen. With the shut down of the plant, the mine providing the coal was closed. This closure had a major negative impact on the Hopi.[4] On June 10, 2009, Southern California Edison announced that the Mohave Generating Station will be decommisioned and all generating equipment will be removed from the site.[5]
Owners
- Southern California Edison (56%)
- Salt River Project (20%)
- Nevada Power Company (14%)
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (10%)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2007" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2007. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ Woodall, Bernie (2005-11-10). "Mohave Power Plant Operation Future in Dark". Reuters News Service. http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/33399/story.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Black Mesa Mine Closure". The Associated Press. 2005-11-13. http://www.geocities.com/louve14/dineh/bm_mine_closure.htm#impact_reservations. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ Edwards, John G. (2009-06-11). "Laughlin coal-fired power plant going away". Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/business/47761602.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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