Riverside Energy Center
| Riverside Energy Center | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Town of Beloit, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42°34′58″N 89°2′7″W / 42.58278°N 89.03528°W |
| Status | Base load |
| Commission date | June 2004 |
| Owner(s) | Alliant Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Turbine technology | GE combustion and Siemens Westinghouse steam |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 |
| Nameplate capacity | 603 MW |
Riverside Energy Center is an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the Town of Beloit, just west of the Rock River. The facility is owned and operated by Alliant Energy.
History
Riverside is a 603 MW combined cycle natural gas facility built by Calpine. It began producing power June 2004.[1][2]
Purchase of the plant by Wisconsin Power & Light was approved by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in April 2011.[3]
In November 2014, Alliant announced it planned to expand Riverside Energy Center with an additional $725 million, 650 MW, combined cycle natural gas generating facility. Alliant said they planned to begin construction in 2016 and be producing power in 2019.[4]
Adjacent facilities
There is an Alliant maintenance facility located adjacent to the center[5] as well as the Rock River Generating Station, a natural gas-fired power plant.
See also
References
- ^ Calpine | Power Plants Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Calpine | Power Plants | Power Plants Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "PSC Clears WP&L To Buy Town Of Beloit Power Plant". Channel3000.com. 2012-04-05. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ^ Leute, Jim (November 6, 2014). "Alliant plans $725 million expansion in Rock County". Gazette. Janesville, WI.
- ^ Garage Locations