Weston Generating Station

Weston Generating Station

Infobox_Power_Station
station_name=Weston Generating Station


caption= Weston Power Plant in November 2007
location=Town of Weston, near Rothschild, Wisconsin
owner=Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
status=Active
fuel_type=Coal
mine_type=
conveyance=
cooling_water=Unit 1 and 2:Wisconsin River
Unit 3 and 4:Cooling towers
technology=
combined_cycle=
turbines=
reciprocating_engines=
pumped_storage=
max_capacity=556 MW net
commissioned=1954
decommissioned=
extra=

Weston Generating Station is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in the Town of Weston, near Rothschild, Wisconsin in Marathon County.

This plant is connected to the power grid via numerous 138KV and 345Kv lines. Recently, the Arrowhead-Weston 345,000 volt transmission line was completed allowing more power to be imported from Minnesota to Wisconsin and vice versa.

Units

ee also

*List of power stations in Wisconsin

External links

*http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/weston/background.aspx
*http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/coal.aspx


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