Alma Generating Station
Alma Station[2] was a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in Alma, Wisconsin in Buffalo County. Owned by Dairyland Power Cooperative, the Alma Station and John P. Madgett Station are part of its Alma site. On October 1, 2018, at approximately 8:05 AM Central Time, a controlled implosion demolished the former station's 700 feet (210 m) smokestack.[3]
Alma Station | |
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Alma Station (forefront) | |
Country | United States |
Location | Alma, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 44°18′30″N 91°54′39″W |
Status | Decommissioned |
Commission date | 1947 |
Decommission date | Units 1–3: December 31, 2011 Units 4–5: Fall 2014 |
Owner(s) | Dairyland Power Cooperative |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Western Coal from Utah or Wyoming |
Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
Cooling source | Mississippi River |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 214 MW[1] |
External links | |
Website | Alma Station |
Units
Unit | Capacity (MW) | Commissioning | Notes |
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1 | 15 (nameplate) 18.9 (summer) 20.6 (winter) [4] |
1947 [4] | 338.8 million British thermal units per hour (99.3 megawatts) (thermal) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
2 | 15 (nameplate) 18.7 (summer) 20.4 (winter) [4] |
1947 [4] | 338.8 million Btu/h (99.3 MW) (thermal) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
3 | 15 (nameplate) 19.4 (summer) 21.1 (winter) [4] |
1951 [4] | 340.0 million Btu/h (99.6 MW) (thermal) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
4 | 54.4 (nameplate) 60.9 (summer) 55.9 (winter) [4] |
1957 [4] | 633.3 million Btu/h (185.6 MW) (thermal) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
5 | 81.6 (nameplate) 79.2 (summer) 85.2 (winter) [4] |
1960 [4] | 939.8 million Btu/h (275.4 MW) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
See also
References
- "Alma Site brochure" (PDF). Dairyland Power Cooperative. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- "Alma Station". Dairyland Power Cooperative. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- "Scratch one smokestack from the banks of the Mississippi". Minnesota Public Radio. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- "Electricity Generating Capacity: Existing Electric Generating Units by Energy Source, 2008". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
External links
- Alma Site - Dairyland Power Cooperative
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110521083526/http://dnr.wi.gov/air/PermitZIP/606034110-P10.zip
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