Edgewater Generating Station
| Edgewater Generating Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43°42′56″N 87°42′23″W / 43.7156°N 87.7064°W |
| Status | Active |
| Commission date | 1931 |
| Owners | Several, primarily Alliant Energy and WPS |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 767 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Edgewater Generating Station is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in the city of Sheboygan in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It provides electricity for customers in the northeastern part of Alliant Energy's Wisconsin Power & Light service area, along with service to several local municipal utilities. In 2009, it was listed as the seventh largest generating station in Wisconsin, with a net summer capacity of 767 MW.[1] This plant is connected to the grid by two 345,000 volt transmission lines and several 138,000 volt lines.
Units
| Unit | Capacity (MW) | Commissioning]].[2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 1931 | Retired[3] |
| 2 | 30 | 1941 | Retired[3] |
| 3 | 60 (nameplate) 70.8 (summer) 71.7 (winter) [3] |
1951 [3] | 844 mmBTU/hr (247 MW) Cyclone Boiler |
| 4 | 330 (nameplate) 320.4 (summer) 320.7 (winter) [3] |
1969 [3] | 3,529 mmBTU/hr (1.034 GW) Cyclone Boiler |
| 5 | 380 (nameplate) 413.6 (summer) 414.3 (winter) [3] |
1985 [3] | 4,366 mmBTU/hr (1.280 GW) Pulverized Dry Bottom Boiler |
In 1952 one of the units was upgraded with a Babcock & 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.[4]
At present, coal is delivered to the plant entirely by railroad, originating primarily from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, via a Union Pacific spur line that was originally the main line of the Milwaukee Northern interurban railway.
Unit 3 and 4 share the same chimney.
Unit 3 turbine & generator were manufactured by Allis-Chalmers. Unit 4 is by General Electric, with Alterrex excitation system. Unit 5 is also manufactured by General Electric, with a Generrex excitation system.
See also
References
- ^ "Wisconsin - Ten Largest Plants by Generating Capacity, 2009" (PDF). U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Water Supply Aids Power Operations". Sheboygan Press, The. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. October 29, 1957. p. 47.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2008" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Generating Unit Consumes 27 Tons Of Coal An Hour". Sheboygan Press, The. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. April 29, 1952. p. 39.