Edgewater Generating Station
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Edgewater Generating Station is a 380 megawatt (MW) coal power plant located on the south side of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan, whose waters are used to provide cooling. It provides electricity for customers in the northeastern part of Alliant Energy's Wisconsin Power & Light service area and service to several local municipal utilities. In 2009, it was the seventh largest generating station in Wisconsin, with a net summer capacity of 767 MW.[1]
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Edgewater Generating Station | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 43°42′56″N 87°42′23″W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: 1931 Unit 2: 1941 Unit 3: 1951 Unit 4: 1969 Unit 5: 1985 |
Decommission date | Unit 3: 2015 Unit 4: 2018 |
Owner(s) | Alliant Energy (majority) WEC Energy Group (minority) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
Cooling source | Lake Michigan |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 380 MW |
Capacity factor | 69.41% (2021) |
Annual net output | 2311 (2021) |
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