Port Washington Generating Station
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| Location | Port Washington, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Owner | WE Energies |
| Status | Active, under construction |
| Fuel | Natural gas |
| Conveyance | 16-mile lateral pipeline from Jackson, Wisconsin |
| Cooling Water | Lake Michigan |
| Technology | two combustion turbine-generators and one steam-turbine generator per unit |
| Combined Cycle | yes |
| Turbines | GE Gas turbine |
| Max Capacity | Unit 1: 575 megawatts Unit 2: under construction |
| Commissioned | Unit 1: July 16, 2005 Unit 2: planned for 2008 |
Port Washington Generating Station is an intermediate-load, natural gas fired, electrical power station located on Lake Michigan in Port Washington, Wisconsin. The natural gas facility replaced an older coal fired station in the early 2000s.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.wepowerthefuture.com/projects/pw_project.htm
- http://www.we-energies.com/home/PWGS.pdf
- http://www.wepowerthefuture.com/wepowernews/news_20050731_topplant.pdf
- http://www.we-energies.com/pwpp_factsheet.pdf
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