North Valmy Generating Station

The plant is jointly owned by NV Energy and Idaho Power.

[1] Coal is delivered to the location by the Union Pacific Railroad and originates in Utah and Wyoming.

When It is run at high capacity it burns through over one hundred rail cars of coal per day.

[3] The first unit went on line in 1981 and is rated at 254-megawatt (341,000 hp) with a Babcock & Wilcox Boiler and Westinghouse turbine/generator.

The second unit followed in 1985 and is rated at 268-megawatt (359,000 hp)with a Foster Wheeler Boiler and General Electric turbine/generator.