Nelson Dewey Generating Station was a
base load
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,
coal-fired electrical
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power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the electricity generation, generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electr ...
located in
Cassville, Wisconsin
Cassville is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 777 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is located along the Mississippi River, opposite from the mouth of the Tu ...
, in
Grant County Grant County may refer to:
Places
;Australia
* County of Grant, Victoria
;United States
* Grant County, Arkansas
* Grant County, Indiana
* Grant County, Kansas
*Grant County, Kentucky
Grant County is a county located in the northern pa ...
. The station was owned by
Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an
Alliant Energy
Alliant Energy Corporation is a public utility holding company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, providing power in Iowa and Wisconsin.
History
Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) expanded greatly in the late 1920s to include operatio ...
company. It was shut down in late December 2015.
The plant was demolished in late 2017.
It is named for
Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), the
first Governor of Wisconsin.
Units
See also
*
List of power stations in Wisconsin
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Wisconsin had a total summer capacity of 17,580 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 62,548&nb ...
References
External links
Zebra Muscles - New Sightings in Wisconsin(Archive)
Wisconsin Power and Light - Nelson Dewey Power Plant, Cassville, Wisconsin(Archive)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190214/http://www.alliantenergy.com/docs/groups/public/documents/pub/p015319.pdf
Energy infrastructure completed in 1959
Energy infrastructure completed in 1962
Buildings and structures in Grant County, Wisconsin
Former coal-fired power stations in the United States
Alliant Energy
Coal-fired power stations in Wisconsin
Former power stations in Wisconsin
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