The Weston Generating Station, also known as the Weston Power Plant, is a
base load
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,
coal
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Coal i ...
fired,
electrical
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power station
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located in the villages of
Rothschild
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and
Kronenwetter in
Marathon County, Wisconsin
Marathon County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 138,013. Its county seat is Wausau, Wisconsin, Wausau. It was founded in 1850, cr ...
, United States. In 2009, it was listed as the fifth largest generating station in Wisconsin, with a net summer capacity of 1,076
MW.
[
] It is owned by
Wisconsin Public Service, a subsidiary of
WEC Energy Group.
This plant is connected to the power grid via numerous 115
kV and 345 kV lines. In February 2008 the Arrowhead-Weston 345,000 volt transmission line was completed allowing more power to be transmitted between Duluth, Minnesota, The Stone Lake Substation, and the Weston plant. Unit 1 was retired in 2015, while Unit 2 was switched to natural gas.
Between November 2016 and April 2020, the plant consumed on average 196,670 tons of coal per month, or approximately 6,500 tons daily.
Units
Electricity Production
In 2021, the Weston Generating Station generated 4,767 GWh, approximately 7.6% of the total electric power generated in Wisconsin (62,584 GWh)
for that year. The plant had a 2021 annual capacity factor of 50.75%.
Sub-notes:
(1) : Table data reflects electrical generation from all fuels ( subbituminous coal, refined coal, distillate fuel oil, and natural gas). Monthly natural gas generation represents on average 1.2% of total generation.
(2) : Major fuel switched from subbituminous coal to refined coal in November 2016
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
*{{dead link, date=May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20071028071616/http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/weston/background.aspx* https://web.archive.org/web/20081022133605/http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/coal.aspx
Energy infrastructure completed in 1954
Energy infrastructure completed in 1960
Energy infrastructure completed in 1981
Energy infrastructure completed in 2008
Buildings and structures in Marathon County, Wisconsin
Coal-fired power stations in Wisconsin