new power plant in nevada lorna , thanks . yes , we had heard that pg & e was looking to site a " big one " near vegas . it is speculated that this project may well be an anchor for a kern river expansion . market intelligence - enron transportation services from : lorna brennan on 10 / 02 / 2000 02 : 28 pm to : steven harris / et & s / enron @ enron , jeffery fawcett / et & s / enron @ enron , lorraine lindberg / et & s / enron @ enron , kevin hyatt / et & s / enron @ enron , christine stokes / et & s / enron @ enron , tk lohman / et & s / enron @ enron , michelle lokay / et & s / enron @ enron , lindy donoho / et & s / enron @ enron , lee huber / et & s / enron @ enron , susan scott / et & s / enron @ enron cc : subject : new power plant in nevada note : i ' m sure you have this on your radar screen , but just in case you don ' t . . . pg & e corp . announced that its national energy group will develop its first nevada project , a 1 , 000 mw natural gas - fired generating plant to be located 45 miles northeast of las vegas . the merchant plant ' s main purpose is to supply nevada , but when it is not needed there , it will add much - needed supply to the western energy market . the group hopes to begin construction during the fourth quarter of 2001 , with completion expected in early 2004 . " southern nevada has one of the most rapidly growing economies in the country , " said thomas b . king , president of pg & e neg , west region . " because of its location near las vegas , the meadow valley project will be ideally positioned to efficiently serve that demand growth . " including the nevada project , pg & e national energy group has a total of 4 , 000 mw in development or construction in california , oregon , nevada and arizona .