Riverside Energy Center

Riverside Energy Center

Infobox_Power_Station
station_name=Riverside Energy Center



location=Town of Beloit, Wisconsin
owner=Calpine
status=Base load
fuel_type=Natural gas
mine_type=
conveyance=Pipeline
cooling_water=
technology=GE combustion and Siemens Westinghouse steam
combined_cycle=yes
turbines=2
reciprocating_engines=
pumped_storage=
max_capacity=603 MW
commissioned=June 2004
decommissioned=
extra=

Riverside Energy Center is an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the town of Beloit at 1401 W B R Townline Road (West Beloit Rock) just west of the Rock River. The facility is owned and operated by Calpine, and selling the majority of its electricity via Power Purchase Agreements to Wisconsin Power and Light (Alliant Energy) and Madison Gas and Electric.

History

Riverside is a 603 MW combined cycle natural gas facility owned by Calpine. It began producing power June 2004. [ [http://www.calpine.com/power/plant.asp?plant=196 Calpine | Power Plants ] ] [ [http://www.calpine.com/power/plants.asp Calpine | Power Plants | Power Plants ] ]

Adjacent facilities

There is an Alliant maintenance facility located adjacent to the center [ [http://www.alliantenergy.com/docs/groups/public/documents/pub/p012356.hcsp Garage Locations ] ] as well as the Rock River Generating Station, a natural gas fired power plant.

ee also

*List of power stations in Wisconsin

References

External links

*http://dnr.wi.gov/air/PermitZIP/APM_toc.htm#section_A


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