Blount Generating Station

Blount Generating Station
Country	United States
Location	Madison, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°4′45″N 89°22′27″W / 43.07917°N 89.37417°W / 43.07917; -89.37417Coordinates: 43°4′45″N 89°22′27″W / 43.07917°N 89.37417°W / 43.07917; -89.37417
Status	Operational
Commission date	1902
Owner(s)	Madison Gas and Electric
Operator(s)	Madison Gas and Electric
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Cooling source	Lake Monona
Power generation
Units operational	Steam turbine
Nameplate capacity	100 MWe
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Blount Generating Station, also known as Blount Street Generating Station is a natural gas-fired, electrical power station located in the city of Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County.

Fuel[]

Originally constructed as a coal-burning power plant, this 100-megawatt power plant now operates exclusively on cleaner-burning natural gas. It is owned and operated by Madison Gas and Electric (MGE). Under MGE's Energy 2015 plan, Blount Station's use of coal was phased out and then fully discontinued on Dec. 31, 2011. From 1979 to 1993 the facility burned refuse derived fuel, diverting waste from the local landfill and generating electricity with it. MGE also test burned switchgrass in 1995 and 1996.^[1]

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See also[]

• List of power stations in Wisconsin

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