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The Weston Generating Station, also known as the Weston Power Plant, is a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in the villages of Rothschild and Kronenwetter in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. In 2009, it was listed as the fifth largest generating station in Wisconsin, with a net summer capacity of 1,076 MW. It is owned by Wisconsin Public Service, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group.
Read more on WikipediaThe Weston plant is a 945.5 MW coal-fired power plant located in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The plant began operating in 1981 and is owned by WEC Energy Group, with Wisconsin Public Service Corp listed as the EIA operator. It utilizes conventional steam coal technology with subbituminous coal (SUB) as its primary fuel. The plant consists of two generators.
Weston operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 4,842,420 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 58.5%. Weston is the second-largest of four coal plants in Wisconsin, and ranks 37th out of 75 coal plants nationally. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $5.22 per kW, according to FERC data.
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