Port Washington Generating Station
Encyclopedia
Port Washington Generating Station is an intermediate-load, natural gas
fired, electrical
power station
located on Lake Michigan
in Port Washington, Wisconsin
. The natural gas facility replaced an older coal fired station in the early 2000s.
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
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 on Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
in Port Washington, Wisconsin
Port Washington, Wisconsin
Port Washington is the county seat of Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is about 25 miles north of Milwaukee and 110 miles north of Chicago. In the 2000 census Port Washington had a population of 10,467...
. The natural gas facility replaced an older coal fired station in the early 2000s.
External links
- http://www.wepowerthefuture.com/projects/pw_project.htm
- http://www.we-energies.com/home/PWGS.pdf
- http://www.wepowerthefuture.com/wepowernews/news_20050731_topplant.pdf
- http://www.we-energies.com/pwpp_factsheet.pdf