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Valley Power Plant

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Country
  
United States

Status
  
Active

Type
  
Cogeneration

Owner
  
WEC Energy Group

Location
  
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Commission date
  
1968 / 1969

Cooling source
  
Menomonee River

Primary fuel
  
Natural gas

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Valley Power Plant is an intermediate load, natural gas fired, electrical power station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is owned by We Energies. The plant is a cogeneration facility supplying steam to 480 customers and 280 MW of electricity.

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The plant was originally fueled by a pulverized coal and petroleum coke blend. Coal was shipped by boat to Milwaukee's Greenfield Avenue dock and then by barge to the plant. The plant completed its conversion to natural gas in late 2015.

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References

Valley Power Plant Wikipedia