Weston RICE power station

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Weston RICE power station is a power station under construction in Marathon, Wisconsin, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Weston RICE power station Marathon, Wisconsin, United States 44.856372, -89.654017 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit W11: 44.856372, -89.654017

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit W11 construction[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 131.6[1] internal combustion[1] 2023[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit W11 Wisconsin Public Service Corp [50.0%], Wisconsin Electric Power Co [50.0%]

Background

In August 2022, Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) completed construction of a new, 128-M) power generation station at its Weston Power Plant near Wausau. The new facility is the first large-scale project in Wisconsin to feature reciprocating internal combustion engines, or RICE units. The Weston RICE facility is jointly owned by WPS and fellow WEC Energy Group subsidiary We Energies, with each company owning 50% of the capacity.[2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240204144749/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/xls/eia8602022.zip. Archived from the original on 04 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "WPS strengthens reliability with state-of-the-art generation facility near Wausau". news.wisconsinpublicservice.com. August 2, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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