Port Washington Generating Station

Electrical power station in Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
43°23′05″N 87°52′12″W / 43.38472°N 87.87000°W / 43.38472; -87.87000StatusOperationalCommission dateUnit 1: July 16, 2005
Unit 2: May, 2008Owner(s)WE EnergiesThermal power station Primary fuelNatural gasTurbine technologytwo combustion turbine-generators and one steam-turbine generator per unitCooling sourceLake MichiganCombined cycle?YesPower generation Units operationalGE Gas turbineNameplate capacityUnit 1: 545 megawatts
Unit 2: 545 megawatts
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Port Washington Generating Station is an intermediate-load, natural gas fired, electrical power station located on Lake Michigan in Port Washington, Wisconsin.[1] The natural gas facility replaced an older coal-fired station in the early 2000s. This station has two units with the first being completed in July 2005 and produces 545 MW. The second unit was completed in May 2008 and also produces 545 MW.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Port Washington Generating Station" (PDF). We Energies. December 2012. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ^ POWER (2008-09-15). "Port Washington Generating Station, Phase 2, Port Washington, Wisconsin". POWER Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

External links

  • Port Washington Generating Station factsheet


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