Valley Power Plant
Valley Power Plant | |
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Valley Power Plant (right) | |
Location of Valley Power Plant in USA Wisconsin | |
Country | United States |
Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 43°1′47″N 87°55′26″W / 43.02972°N 87.92389°WCoordinates: 43°1′47″N 87°55′26″W / 43.02972°N 87.92389°W |
Status | Active |
Commission date | 1968 / 1969 |
Owner(s) | WE Energies |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Type | Cogeneration |
Cooling source | Menomonee River |
Power generation | |
Units operational | Steam turbine |
Nameplate capacity | 280 MW |
Valley Power Plant is an intermediate load, coal fired, electrical power station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The plant is a cogeneration facility supplying steam to 480 customers and 280 MW of electricity. The plant is fueled by a pulverized coal and petroleum coke blend. Coal is shipped by boat to Milwaukee's Greenfield Avenue dock and then by barge to the plant. The plant is owned by We Energies. It is scheduled convert to natural gas sometime in 2015 or 2016.[1]
Units
Unit | Capacity | Commissioning | Notes |
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1 | 140 MW | 1968 | Steam / 2 Boilers |
2 | 140 MW | 1969 | Steam / 2 Boilers |
See also
References
- ↑ We Energies to pursue conversion of Valley Power Plant to natural gas, PRNewswire (August 17, 2012).