Oak Creek Power Plant
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| Location | Oak Creek, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Owner | WE Energies |
| Status | Active, under construction |
| Fuel | Coal |
| Conveyance | Barge Rail (five 125-car trains per week) |
| Cooling Water | Lake Michigan |
| Max Capacity | 1,153 megawatts (net, pre-expansion) |
| Commissioned | Prior to 1959 |
Oak Creek Power Plant is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located on Lake Michigan in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. As of 2008, the plant was in the process of a billion dollar expansion. The plant is located on over 400 acres (1.6 km²) of land on the border of Milwaukee and Racine counties.
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[edit] Expansion
Two 615-megawatt coal-fueled units are under construction just north of the existing facility. Construction started June 29, 2005, Unit 1 is planned to begin operations in 2009 with Unit 2 following in 2010. Bechtel Power Corporation is the prime contractor for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the facility.
Concrete was poured 24 hours a day for 41 days to construct the 550-foot (170 m) tall 70-foot (21 m) diameter common chimney for the expansion project.
The expansion project may be known as the Elm Road Generating Station, though it is on the same property as the Oak Creek Power Plant.[1]
[edit] Units
| Unit | Capacity | Commissioning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 1950s | Retired in the 1980s | |
| 5 | 261 MW | 1959 | Steam / Boiler |
| 6 | 264 MW | 1961 | Steam / Boiler |
| 7 | 298 MW | 1965 | Steam / Boiler |
| 8 | 312 MW | 1967 | Steam / Boiler |
| 9 | 18 MW | 1968 | Natural gas Combustion Turbine for startup / standby power |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.powerthefuture.net/projects/ocpp.htm
- http://www.we-energies.com/home/OakCreek.pdf
- http://www.powerthefuture.net/qa/genqa_ocexpansion.htm
