Oak Creek Power Plant
Oak Creek Power Plant | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Oak Creek, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 42°50′40″N 87°49′43″W / 42.84444°N 87.82861°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 5: December, 1959 Unit 6: December, 1961 Unit 7: March, 1965 Unit 8: October, 1967 Unit 9 (gas-fired): December, 1968 |
Decommission date | Units 1–4: 1980s |
Owner | We Energies |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Sub-bituminous coal |
Cooling source | Lake Michigan |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 1,135 MWe (pre-expansion)[1] |
Oak Creek Power Plant, also known as South Oak Creek, is a base load, coal- and natural gas-fired, electrical power station located on Lake Michigan in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Oak Creek Power Plant along with Elm Road Generation Station make up the entire Oak Creek Generating Site.
The plant was built for an initial cost of $246 million.[2] It is located on over 400 acres (160 ha) of land on the border of Milwaukee and Racine counties.
Advanced Air Quality Control Systems (AQCS) were installed in 2012 for $750 million on all four generating units. In 2009, it was listed as the third largest generating station in Wisconsin with a net summer capacity of 1,135 MW.[1][3] The plant consumes between 6,000 and 6,400 tons of coal daily depending on system demands.[4]
In 2018, the plant was listed as the fifth largest generation station in Wisconsin with an annual generation of 4,767,153 MW-h, behind Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant (10,128,796 MW-h), Elm Road Generating Station (7,913,698 MW-h), Columbia (6,641,670 MW-h), and Port Washington Generating Station (5,829,109 MW-h).[5]
Expansion
This article needs to be updated.(December 2017) |
In 2005, two 615-megawatt coal-fueled units were constructed just north of the existing Oak Creek facility. Unit 1 began commercial operation on February 2, 2010.[6] with Unit 2 following in 2011.
Units
Unit | Capacity (MW) | Commissioning | Notes |
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1–4 | 1950s | Retired in the 1980s | |
5 | 275 (nameplate) 261 (summer) 262 (winter)[7] |
1959[7] | Steam / Boiler |
6 | 275 (nameplate) 264 (summer) 265 (winter)[7] |
1961[7] | Steam / Boiler |
7 | 317.6 (nameplate) 298 (summer) 298 (winter)[7] |
1965[7] | Steam / Boiler |
8 | 324 (nameplate) 298 (summer) 298 (winter)[7] |
1967[7] | Steam / Boiler |
9 | 18 | 1968 | Natural gas combustion turbine for startup / standby power |
Electricity Production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual (Total) |
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2001 | 599,903 | 386,288 | 586,060 | 439,401 | 420,077 | 507,277 | 581,769 | 625,569 | 557,874 | 425,936 | 387,100 | 392,525 | 5,909,779 |
2002 | 320,085 | 278,479 | 346,886 | 450,278 | 509,830 | 519,557 | 667,531 | 581,555 | 599,788 | 401,395 | 369,858 | 351,678 | 5,396,920 |
2003 | 490,247 | 548,273 | 411,909 | 404,948 | 345,410 | -- | -- | 525,253 | 506,264 | 616,017 | -- | 528,223 | 4,376,544 |
2004 | 520,350 | 496,292 | 515,707 | 552,174 | 626,360 | 512,023 | 563,225 | 603,295 | 523,212 | 596,911 | 607,619 | 609,822 | 6,726,990 |
2005 | 425,766 | 485,983 | 517,303 | 311,974 | 468,986 | 587,898 | 542,057 | 532,259 | 484,012 | 525,474 | 461,472 | 543,560 | 5,886,744 |
2006 | 517,428 | 470,920 | 402,268 | 533,264 | 431,872 | 512,462 | 625,911 | 636,208 | 457,973 | 419,180 | 439,138 | 417,761 | 5,864,385 |
2007 | 442,180 | 311,026 | 476,592 | 475,341 | 294,592 | 442,023 | 443,423 | 509,559 | 525,788 | 609,329 | 543,514 | 614,278 | 5,687,645 |
2008 | 649,522 | 469,251 | 491,345 | 475,235 | 485,854 | 461,770 | 578,952 | 590,716 | 505,522 | 316,462 | 301,520 | 543,326 | 5,869,475 |
2009 | 421,119 | 369,070 | 372,864 | 209,879 | 257,097 | 208,277 | 373,105 | 398,435 | 357,620 | 528,898 | 440,298 | 488,155 | 4,424,817 |
2010 | 522,094 | 369,927 | 395,493 | 294,656 | 356,467 | 360,564 | 450,478 | 489,808 | 408,345 | 364,816 | 281,199 | 484,790 | 4,778,637 |
2011 | 451,893 | 397,487 | 486,677 | 417,898 | 384,786 | 481,937 | 502,354 | 564,146 | 521,612 | 562,632 | 199,601 | 411,104 | 5,382,127 |
2012 | 253,738 | 274,555 | 316,200 | 296,193 | 203,427 | 359,851 | 316,445 | 353,613 | 478,752 | 331,584 | 368,398 | 451,008 | 4,003,764 |
2013 | 433,223 | 451,226 | 235,774 | 295,832 | 510,735 | 512,249 | 585,403 | 371,569 | 365,253 | 337,383 | 307,730 | 367,668 | 4,774,045 |
2014 | 502,734 | 453,546 | 423,901 | 374,949 | 257,790 | 339,093 | 445,038 | 440,342 | 460,758 | 392,030 | -3,098 | 240,079 | 4,327,162 |
2015 | 591,813 | 419,399 | 377,804 | 221,391 | 384,653 | 455,231 | 536,363 | 559,659 | 577,407 | 379,078 | 307,201 | 368,345 | 5,178,344 |
2016 | 453,391 | 139,861 | 237,660 | 255,627 | 259,785 | 354,270 | 458,210 | 529,096 | 372,767 | 252,218 | 234,063 | 306,847 | 3,853,795 |
2017 | 434,227 | 301,365 | 230,685 | 242,023 | 434,972 | 419,732 | 438,259 | 579,265 | 382,036 | 383,107 | 472,479 | 399,540 | 4,717,690 |
2018 | 466,953 | 455,757 | 170,333 | 265,890 | 209,481 | 410,902 | 527,953 | 535,549 | 478,141 | 412,129 | 323,916 | 510,149 | 4,767,153 |
2019 | 573,791 | 415,380 | 397,932 | 257,005 | 552,272 | -- | 348,927 | 484,824 | 140,123 | 56,216 | 239,536 | 340,006 | 3,806,012 |
2020 | 339,110 | 164,973 | 152,873 | 52,707 | 709,663 |
Subnotes:
(1) : Table data reflects electrical generation from all fuels (subbituminous coal, refined coal, and natural gas). Monthly natural gas generation represents on average 1% of total generation.
(2) : Major fuel switched from subbituminous coal to refined coal in January 2016
Incidents
On February 3, 2009, six contract workers were injured when coal dust ignited in a 65-foot coal dust silo on the power plant site. They had been preparing the structure for repairs when an unknown source ignited coal dust that had accumulated at the top of the silo. All suffered burns.[citation needed]
On October 31, 2011, a bluff area roughly the size of a football field and 200 feet above the level of Lake Michigan eroded, washing mud and debris into Lake Michigan. Close to 100 workers were at the site at the time of the collapse; none were hurt or killed.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Oak Creek Power Plant" (PDF). We Energies. February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant". www.we-energies.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Wisconsin – Ten Largest Plants by Generating Capacity, 2009" (PDF). U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "We Energies Elm Road Generating Station". www.we-energies.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "EIA - State Electricity Profiles". www.eia.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Elm Road Generating Station". Bechtel Corporation. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Electricity Generating Capacity: Existing Electric Generating Units by Energy Source, 2008". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser". www.eia.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
External links
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- Buildings and structures in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures in Racine County, Wisconsin
- Coal-fired power stations in Wisconsin