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Energy Resources | Power Plants | Renewable Resources | GEN~SYS Energy | Project Updates | Combustion Turbine Siting Alma Station
The Alma Station, located on the bank of the Mississippi River in Alma, Wis., was built in 1947, when the Dairyland Power Cooperative board committed itself to generating all the electrical power needed for its service area. The first two units of the station, Alma #1 and #2, were constructed in 1947. Together, they cost $5.2 million to build, and generated 40 MW of electricity-a huge amount at that time. Alma #3 was built in 1950 and Alma #4 in 1957. The largest and final unit of the Alma Station, Alma #5, came on-line in 1960 at 80 MW. Together, the units of the coal-fired Alma Station have a capacity of 210 MW. |
