Genoa Generating Station
Encyclopedia
Genoa Generating Station is a base load, coal
fired, electrical
power station
located south of Genoa, Wisconsin
in Vernon County
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Genoa 3 uses low sulfur western coal from Utah and the Powder River Basin
shipped via rail to the Mississippi River, then to Genoa via barge
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Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
fired, electrical
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
located south of Genoa, Wisconsin
Genoa, Wisconsin
Genoa is a village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 263 at the 2000 census. The village is within the Town of Genoa. There is also a village named Genoa City, Wisconsin.-Economy:...
in Vernon County
Vernon County, Wisconsin
Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2009, the population estimate was 29,324. Its county seat is Viroqua.-History:...
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Genoa 3 uses low sulfur western coal from Utah and the Powder River Basin
Powder River Basin
The Powder River Basin is a geologic region in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about east to west and north to south, known for its coal deposits. The region supplies about 40 percent of coal in the United States. It is both a topographic drainage and geologic structural basin...
shipped via rail to the Mississippi River, then to Genoa via barge
Barge
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...
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Units
| Unit | Capacity | Commissioning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 MW (originally coal, later fuel oil) | 1941 | Retired 1985 |
| 2 | 50 MW (nuclear) | 1969 | Retired 1987, La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor is a decommissioned Boiling Water Reactor nuclear power plant located near La Crosse, Wisconsin in the small village of Genoa, Wisconsin, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, approximately 17 miles south of La Crosse along the Mississippi River... (nuclear) |
| 3 | 379 MW (coal) | 1969 | Tangentially-fired, pulverized coal-fired dry bottom boiler, rated at 376 net MW |
See also
- List of power stations in Wisconsin
- La Crosse Boiling Water ReactorLa Crosse Boiling Water ReactorLa Crosse Boiling Water Reactor is a decommissioned Boiling Water Reactor nuclear power plant located near La Crosse, Wisconsin in the small village of Genoa, Wisconsin, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, approximately 17 miles south of La Crosse along the Mississippi River...
(Genoa 2)
External links
- http://www.dairynet.com/energy_resources/genoa.php
- http://www.dairynet.com/energy_resources/genoa.pdf