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Riverside Energy Center is an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the Town of Beloit, just west of the Rock River. It consists of two 2-on-1 units. The facility is owned and operated by Alliant Energy.
Read more on WikipediaRiverside Energy Center is a 674.9 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Rock County, Wisconsin. The plant began operating in 2004 and is owned and operated by Wisconsin Power & Light Co. It consists of 3 generators utilizing natural gas as its primary fuel source. Riverside Energy Center is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and falls within the MRO NERC region.
In the most recent year of record, the plant generated 3,307,977 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 55.9%. Riverside Energy Center is the 4th largest power plant in Wisconsin out of 19, and ranks 342nd nationally out of 945 plants. The installed cost of the facility was $853.05 per kW, according to FERC data.
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