Riverside Energy Center
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| Location | Town of Beloit, Wisconsin |
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| Owner | Calpine |
| Status | Base load |
| Fuel | Natural gas |
| Conveyance | Pipeline |
| Technology | GE combustion and Siemens Westinghouse steam |
| Combined Cycle | yes |
| Turbines | 2 |
| Max Capacity | 603 MW |
| Commissioned | June 2004 |
Riverside Energy Center is an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the town of Beloit at 1401 W B R Townline Road (West Beloit Rock) just west of the Rock River. The facility is owned and operated by Calpine, and selling the majority of its electricity via Power Purchase Agreements to Wisconsin Power and Light (Alliant Energy) and Madison Gas and Electric.
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[edit] History
Riverside is a 603 MW combined cycle natural gas facility owned by Calpine. It began producing power June 2004.[1][2]
[edit] Adjacent facilities
There is an Alliant maintenance facility located adjacent to the center[3] as well as the Rock River Generating Station, a natural gas fired power plant.
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