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We Energies presents Elm Road conversion to LNG and five gas turbines; Oak Creek council pauses action
Summary
We Energies outlined plans to convert Elm Road generating units from coal to natural gas, add five GE combustion turbines and a 2-billion-cubic-foot LNG tank. The Common Council held a decision until PSC and DNR approvals are further along.
We Energies representatives on Feb. 17 presented a multi-part plan to convert coal operations at the Elm Road generating station in Oak Creek to natural gas and to build a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and liquefaction facility, then asked the Common Council to hold action while pending state approvals proceed.
The presentation described a plan to add five General Electric 7F combustion turbines with roughly 1,100 megawatts of combined capacity and a new, 2-billion-cubic-foot LNG storage tank on the Elm Road campus. Jennifer Bogner, director of local affairs for We Energies, said federal and regional rules are driving the project, including recent Environmental Protection Agency and regional-grid changes that require more seasonal and fast-start capacity.
“...the EPA now has a rule. We have to get out of the coal business,” Bogner said, adding the company is also investing in renewables and storage to reduce emissions over time.
Project manager Rick O’Connor described technical elements and timing, saying the combustion-turbine installation would be placed in an open field inside the existing rail…
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