Alma Generating Station
Alma Station[2] was a base load, coal fired, electrical power station located in Alma, Wisconsin in Buffalo County. Owned by Dairyland Power Cooperative, the Alma Station and John P. Madgett Station are part of its Alma site. On October 1, 2018, at approximately 8:05 AM Central Time, a controlled implosion demolished the former station's 700 feet (210 m) smokestack.[3]
| Alma Station | |
|---|---|
 Alma Station (forefront) | |
| |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Alma, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°18′30″N 91°54′39″W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1947 |
| Decommission date | Units 1–3: December 31, 2011 Units 4–5: Fall 2014 |
| Owner(s) | Dairyland Power Cooperative |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Western Coal from Utah or Wyoming |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Cooling source | Mississippi River |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 214 MW[1] |
| External links | |
| Website | Alma Station |
Units
| Unit | Capacity (MW) | Commissioning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 (nameplate) 18.9 (summer) 20.6 (winter) [4] |
1947 [4] | 338.8 million British thermal units per hour (99.3 megawatts) (thermal) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
| 2 | 15 (nameplate) 18.7 (summer) 20.4 (winter) [4] |
1947 [4] | 338.8 million Btu/h (99.3 MW) (thermal) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
| 3 | 15 (nameplate) 19.4 (summer) 21.1 (winter) [4] |
1951 [4] | 340.0 million Btu/h (99.6 MW) (thermal) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
| 4 | 54.4 (nameplate) 60.9 (summer) 55.9 (winter) [4] |
1957 [4] | 633.3 million Btu/h (185.6 MW) (thermal) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
| 5 | 81.6 (nameplate) 79.2 (summer) 85.2 (winter) [4] |
1960 [4] | 939.8 million Btu/h (275.4 MW) pulverized coal wall-fired dry bottom boiler |
See also
References
- "Alma Site brochure" (PDF). Dairyland Power Cooperative. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- "Alma Station". Dairyland Power Cooperative. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- "Scratch one smokestack from the banks of the Mississippi". Minnesota Public Radio. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- "Electricity Generating Capacity: Existing Electric Generating Units by Energy Source, 2008". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- "List Plans For Laying Cornerstone at $4 1/2 million dollar Power Plant". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1946-11-10. p. 13.
will be the largest power plant ever built by the REA. ... Alma donated much of the land for the location of this power plant.
($3.5 million in 1946 is $45.9 million today) - "Power Plant Has Program; Cornerstone is laid at Dairlyand project". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1946-11-16. p. 1.
Cornerstone of the $4.5 million Dairyland Power company's new plant at Alma was to be laid at a special ceremony Saturday afternoon. ... In the cornerstone was placed a history of the cooperatives in general and the REA with special informational data about the Alma plant.
- "Huge Alma Plant Nears Completion". Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 1947-07-16. p. 3.
- McMillin, Miles (1947-10-17). "Dairyland Electric Co-op New Generating Plant at Alma is Dedicated". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 9.
William J. Neal, deputy REA administrator described [it] as "the largest farmer-owned electric generating plant in the world."
- "Alma DairyLand Plant Serves Big Territory". Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 1947-12-20. p. 3.
$3.5 mil originally planned. $5 million with expansion during construction.
($5 million in 1947 is $57.3 million today) - "Dairyland to build huge new plant at Alma". The Winona Republican-Herald. Winona, Minnesota. 1954-04-01. p. 3.
The new construction will put the gigantic Alma facility into a class apart as the largest cooperatively-owned generating station in the nation.
- "Construction of 75,000 kilowatt Unit Starts at Alma Dairyland Co-op". Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 1957-08-17. p. 3.
The new unit, with its auxiliaries, will cost nearly $12 million.
($12 million in 1957 is $109 million today)
External links
- Alma Site - Dairyland Power Cooperative
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110521083526/http://dnr.wi.gov/air/PermitZIP/606034110-P10.zip
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