Nucla Station
Nucla Station, near Nucla, Colo., produces 100 megawatts of generating capacity and is the world's first utility-scale power plant to utilize atmospheric circulating fluidized-bed combustion. The station employs more than 50 people in southwestern Colorado.
Plant Statistics
Plant owner and operator |
Tri-State G&T |
Plant construction |
1957 - 1959 |
| Re-powering project |
1985 - 1987 |
Total project cost |
$112 million |
Total capacity |
100 megawatts (net) |
Coal source |
New Horizon Mine |
Plant site size |
60 acres |
Stack height |
215 feet |
Water source |
San Miguel River; supplemental allocations from Trout Lake |
Environmental
controls |
Atmospheric circulating fluidized-bed combustion that provides more than 70-percent capture of sulfur dioxide emissions; fabric-filter baghouse that collects 90 percent of all particulates |
Coal Supply
Nucla Station receives its coal supply exclusively from New Horizon Mine, five miles south of the plant, by tractor-trailer truck. The station takes delivery of up to 64 25-ton loads each day.
New Horizon Mine Statistics
Ownership |
Western Fuels-Colorado |
Mine site size |
20 acres |
Annual yield |
350,000 to 400,000 tons |
Daily production |
1,600 tons |
Estimated life span |
Through the life of the plant
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