Weston Generating Station

Weston Generating Station
Weston Power Plant in November 2007
Location of Weston Generating Station
Country	United States
Location	Rothschild & Kronenwetter, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°51′31″N 89°38′59″W / 44.85861°N 89.64972°W / 44.85861; -89.64972Coordinates: 44°51′31″N 89°38′59″W / 44.85861°N 89.64972°W / 44.85861; -89.64972
Status	Active
Commission date	1954
Owner(s)	Wisconsin Public Service (WEC Energy Group)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Sub-bituminous coal [1]
Cooling source	Unit 1 and 2:Wisconsin River Unit 3 and 4:Cooling towers
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	1,076 MW (net, summer) [2]

The Weston Generating Station, also known as the Weston Power Plant, is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in the villages of Rothschild and Kronenwetter in Marathon County, Wisconsin. In 2009, it was listed as the fifth largest generating station in Wisconsin, with a net summer capacity of 1,076 MW.^[2]

This plant is connected to the power grid via numerous 138 kV and 345 kV 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. It is owned by Wisconsin Public Service, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group.

Units

See also

• List of power stations in Wisconsin

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Electricity Generating Capacity: Existing Electric Generating Units by Energy Source, 2008". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
2. 1 2 "Wisconsin - Ten Largest Plants by Generating Capacity, 2009" (PDF). U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071028071616/http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/weston/background.aspx* http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/coal.aspx