Alma Generating Station

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Alma Station
AlmaCoal.jpg
Alma Station (forefront)
CountryUnited States
LocationAlma, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°18′30″N 91°54′39″W / 44.30833°N 91.91083°W / 44.30833; -91.91083Coordinates: 44°18′30″N 91°54′39″W / 44.30833°N 91.91083°W / 44.30833; -91.91083
StatusDecommissioned
Commission date1947
Decommission dateUnits 1–3: December 31, 2011
Units 4–5: Fall 2014
Owner(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelWestern Coal from Utah or Wyoming
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Cooling sourceMississippi River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity214 MW[1]
External links
WebsiteAlma Station

Alma Station[2] was a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in Alma, Wisconsin in Buffalo County. Owned by , 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]

Units[]

Unit Capacity (MW) Commissioning Notes
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[]

  1. ^ "Alma Site brochure" (PDF). Dairyland Power Cooperative. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Alma Station". Dairyland Power Cooperative. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Scratch one smokestack from the banks of the Mississippi". Minnesota Public Radio. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "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.

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