Alma Generating Station
| Alma Station | |
|---|---|
 Alma Station (forefront) | |
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Alma, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°18′30″N 91°54′39″W / 44.30833°N 91.91083°WCoordinates: 44°18′30″N 91°54′39″W / 44.30833°N 91.91083°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1947 |
| Decommission date | Units 1–3: December 31, 2011 Units 4–5: Fall 2014 |
| Owner(s) | |
| 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 |
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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- "List Plans For Laying Cornerstone at $4 1/2 million dollar Power Plant". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1946-11-10. p. 13.
will be the largest power plant ever built by the REA. ... Alma donated much of the land for the location of this power plant.
($3.5 million in 1946 is $46.4 million today) - "Power Plant Has Program; Cornerstone is laid at Dairlyand project". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1946-11-16. p. 1.
Cornerstone of the $4.5 million Dairyland Power company's new plant at Alma was to be laid at a special ceremony Saturday afternoon. ... In the cornerstone was placed a history of the cooperatives in general and the REA with special informational data about the Alma plant.
- "Huge Alma Plant Nears Completion". Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 1947-07-16. p. 3.
- McMillin, Miles (1947-10-17). "Dairyland Electric Co-op New Generating Plant at Alma is Dedicated". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 9.
William J. Neal, deputy REA administrator described [it] as "the largest farmer-owned electric generating plant in the world."
- "Alma DairyLand Plant Serves Big Territory". Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 1947-12-20. p. 3.
$3.5 mil originally planned. $5 million with expansion during construction.
($5 million in 1947 is $58 million today) - "Dairyland to build huge new plant at Alma". The Winona Republican-Herald. Winona, Minnesota. 1954-04-01. p. 3.
The new construction will put the gigantic Alma facility into a class apart as the largest cooperatively-owned generating station in the nation.
- "Construction of 75,000 kilowatt Unit Starts at Alma Dairyland Co-op". Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 1957-08-17. p. 3.
The new unit, with its auxiliaries, will cost nearly $12 million.
($12 million in 1957 is $111 million today)
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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