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Dan E. Karn Power Plant
The Dan E. Karn Power Plant is a multi-fuel power station located in Essexville, Michigan, Essexville, Michigan. It is adjacent to the location of the former J.C. Weadock Power Plant Power Plant, which closed in 2016. The primary fuels for the Karn facility are coal and natural gas. The facility's owner, Consumers Energy, closed the Coal-fired power station, coal-fired units in June 2023. History Unit 1, a coal-fired system, was opened in November 1959, and dedicated in June 1960. Combined with the adjacent J.C. Weadock Power Plant Power Plant, it was known as the Karn/Weadock Generating Complex. The combined complex occupied 2,400 acres of land. Unit 2, another coal-fired system, was opened in March 1961. Unit 3, a gas-fired system, was opened in January 1975 followed by another gas-fired system, unit 4, in September 1977. In 1960, it was one of four plants providing approximately 95% of Consumer Energy's electricity. The complex acquired an American Locomotive Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saginaw River
The Saginaw River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed November 7, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is formed by the confluence of the Tittabawassee River, Tittabawassee and Shiawassee River, Shiawassee rivers southwest of Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw. It flows northward into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron, passing through the cities of Saginaw and Bay City, Michigan, Bay City, both of which developed around it in the 19th century. The Drainage basin, watershed area is . At its mouth, the river's estimated average discharge is . The river is an important shipping route for Mid-Michigan, passing through the cities of Saginaw and Bay City. It is one of Michigan's few inland navigable rivers. The Saginaw River Rear Range Light, one of a pair of lighthouses built in 1876 to improve navigation, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Since the turn of the 21st century, it is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
