Edgewater Generating Station
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| Location | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
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| Owner | Several, primarily Alliant Energy and WPS |
| Status | Active |
| Fuel | Coal |
| Conveyance | Ship / Rail |
| Cooling Water | Lake Michigan |
| Technology | Steam turbine |
| Max Capacity | 700+ MW |
| Commissioned | 1931 |
Edgewater Generating Station is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in Sheboygan County.
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[edit] Units
| Unit | Capacity | Commissioning[1] | Notes |
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| 1 | 30 MW | 1931 | May be retired |
| 2 | 30 MW | 1941 | May be retired |
| 3 | 60 MW (as built) | 1961 | 844 mmBTU/hr (247 MW) Cyclone Boiler |
| 4 | 330 MW | 1969 | 3,529 mmBTU/hr (1.034 GW) Cyclone Boiler |
| 5 | 400 MW | 1985 | 4,366 mmBTU/hr (1.280 GW) Pulverized Dry Bottom Boiler |
In 1952 one of the units was upgraded with a Babcock and Wilcox cyclone boiler. At the time, the facility was using a 50/50 mix of Illinois and West Virginia coal. The West Virginia coal was shipped via lake freighter from Lorain, Ohio.[2]
Unit 3 and 4 share the same chimney.
[edit] References
- ^ Water Supply Aids Power Operations. Sheboygan Press, The. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Tuesday, October 29, 1957. Page 47.
- ^ Generating Unit Consumes 27 Tons Of Coal An Hour. Sheboygan Press, The. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Tuesday, April 29, 1952. Page 39.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/52485/000010783207000058/form10k123106.htm
- http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/cap/facility.tcl?facility_id=55117-0330
- http://dnr.wi.gov/air/PermitZIP/460033090-P10.zip
