Nelson Dewey Generating Station

Electrical power station in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin
42°43′21″N 91°0′31″W / 42.72250°N 91.00861°W / 42.72250; -91.00861StatusDecommissionedCommission dateUnit 1: 1959
Unit 2: 1962Decommission dateUnits 1–2: December 2015Thermal power station Primary fuelCoalCooling sourceMississippi RiverPower generationNameplate capacity200 MW
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Nelson Dewey Generating Station was a base load, coal-fired electrical power station located in Cassville, Wisconsin, in Grant County. The station was owned by Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company. It was shut down in late December 2015.[1] The plant was demolished in late 2017.

It is named for Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), the first Governor of Wisconsin.

Units

Unit Capacity (MW) Commissioning Notes
1 100 (nameplate)
112.8 (summer)
114.6 (winter) [2] 		1959 [2]
2 100 (nameplate)
112.3 (summer)
115.5 (winter) [2] 		1962 [2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Reber, Craig (January 3, 2016). "Cassville plants power down in 2015". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa.
  2. ^ a b c d "Electricity Generating Capacity: Existing Electric Generating Units by Energy Source, 2008". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 15 May 2011.

External links

  • Zebra Muscles - New Sightings in Wisconsin (Archive)
  • Wisconsin Power and Light - Nelson Dewey Power Plant, Cassville, Wisconsin (Archive)
  • [dead link] https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190214/http://www.alliantenergy.com/docs/groups/public/documents/pub/p015319.pdf


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