Weston Generating Station

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. This plant is connected to the power grid via numerous 115 kV and 345 kV lines, owned by American Transmission Company. In February 2008 the Arrowhead-Weston 345,000-volt transmission line was completed, allowing more power to be transmitted between Duluth, Minnesota, The Stone Lake Substation, and the Gardener Park Substation, near the Weston plant. Also, an additional 345,000-volt transmission line was completed between the Gardener Park Substation and the Highway 22 Substation, 5 miles southwest of Shawano. An existing line also provides power to the Rocky Run substation west of Stevens Point, Allowing High Voltage transmission of electricity across Wisconsin. In 1954, Weston 1 began operations as the first unit of the Weston Plant. Six years later in 1960, Weston 2 began operations at the Weston Power Plant, becoming the second coal-fired unit on site. Later, in 1981, Weston 3 was commissioned as the third, much larger, more efficient coal-fired unit, and contin

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