Valley Power Plant

Valley Power Plant

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
1 140 MW 1968 Steam / 2 Boilers
2 140 MW 1969 Steam / 2 Boilers

See also

References

  1. We Energies to pursue conversion of Valley Power Plant to natural gas, PRNewswire (August 17, 2012).

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