Genoa Generating Station

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Genoa Generating Station
Genoa Station 3 power plant.jpg
Genoa 3 is tallest chimney with La Crosse BWR / Genoa 2 at left by the shorter chimney
CountryUnited States
LocationGenoa, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°33′33″N 91°13′55″W / 43.55917°N 91.23194°W / 43.55917; -91.23194Coordinates: 43°33′33″N 91°13′55″W / 43.55917°N 91.23194°W / 43.55917; -91.23194
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1:1941
Unit 2:1969
Unit 3:1969
Decommission date2021
Owner(s)Dairyland Power Cooperative
Thermal power station
Primary fuelWestern Coal and formerly nuclear
Cooling sourceMississippi River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity379 MW
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Genoa Generating Station was a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located south of Genoa, Wisconsin in Vernon County. Genoa 3 used low sulfur western coal from Utah and the Powder River Basin shipped via rail to the Mississippi River, then to Genoa via barge.

The plant used the last of its coal supply in April 2021 and officially closed on June 1, 2021.[1][2][3]

Units[]

Unit Capacity Commissioning Notes
1 14 MW (originally coal, later fuel oil) 1941 Retired 1985
2 50 MW (nuclear) 1969 Retired 1987, La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (nuclear)
3 379 MW (coal) 1969 Retired 2021 (Tangentially-fired, pulverized coal-fired wet bottom boiler, rated at 376 net MW)

See also[]

Genoa Station (left)

References[]

  1. ^ Kyhn, Rylie. "Dairyland Power retrains employees for other positions after Genoa plant closed". WXOW. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. ^ Tribune, Kyle Farris La Crosse. "Dairyland to close coal-fired Genoa plant; 80 workers to lose jobs". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. ^ White, Greg. "Genoa Power Station #3 uses end of coal supply". WKBT-TV. Retrieved 2021-08-04.

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