Weston Generating Station
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 Weston Power Plant in November 2007 |
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| Location | Town of Weston, near Rothschild, Wisconsin |
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| Owner | Wisconsin Public Service Corporation |
| Status | Active |
| Fuel | Coal |
| Cooling Water | Unit 1 and 2:Wisconsin River Unit 3 and 4:Cooling towers |
| Max Capacity | 556 MW net |
| Commissioned | 1954 |
Weston Generating Station is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in the Town of Weston, near Rothschild, Wisconsin in Marathon County.
This plant is connected to the power grid via numerous 138KV and 345Kv lines. Recently, the Arrowhead-Weston 345,000 volt transmission line was completed allowing more power to be imported from Minnesota to Wisconsin and vice versa.
[edit] Units
| Unit | Capacity | Commissioning | Notes |
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| 1 | 60 MW | 1954 | |
| 2 | 75 MW | 1960 | |
| 3 | 321.6 MW | 1981 | |
| 4 | 500 MW | Planned for June 2008 | Under construction, near completion as of early 2008 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/weston/background.aspx
- http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/coal.aspx
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