Gerald Gentleman Station
Gerald Gentleman Station (GGS) is Nebraska's largest electricity generating plant. It is located at 41°04′51″N 101°08′35″W / 41.08083°N 101.14306°WCoordinates: 41°04′51″N 101°08′35″W / 41.08083°N 101.14306°W, just south of Sutherland, Nebraska. The plant, owned and operated by Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), consists of two coal-fired generating units (launched into service in 1979 and 1982), which together have the capability to generate 1,365 megawatts of power.[1]
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[edit] Coal supply
Coal comes from Wyoming's Powder River Basin by railroad, using Union Pacific and BNSF Railway lines as well as tracks that were built for this purpose by NPPD. At full capacity, Gerald Gentleman Station burns as much as 800 tons (730,000 kg) of coal per hour.
[edit] Water use
The waste heat is dumped into man-made Sutherland Reservoir, fed by the Sutherland Canal, which originates at Kingsley Dam on North Platte River.
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
