Univ of Wisc Madison Charter Sreet Plant

9.7 MW

Address

117 North Charter Street
Madison, WI
53715
United States of America

Latitude: 43.07

Longitude: -89.4006

Notes

Gov Doyle annouced this plant and the Capital Heat and Power plant will be shut down. It will be converted to gas and biomass

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	15.4%	12.7%	10.0%	8.0%	6.5%
Black	4.3%	3.6%	6.0%	7.3%	5.5%
Hispanic	8.0%	6.1%	9.1%	9.6%	7.6%
White	66.7%	72.4%	69.7%	70.0%	75.6%
	75.6%
Population	1,290	68k	142k	332k	547k
Income	$23k	$75k	$75k	$75k	$75k

GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
Sierra Club		Interested
Wisconsin PIRG		Interested

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
State of Wisconsin	Owner	100%

LINK

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Charter Street coal plant embarks on its transition to cleaner fuels August 6, 2010
Charter Street plant will cause campus closures May 6, 2010
Madison�s Charter Street coal plant converting to biofuels August 11, 2010

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campus coal
gas following coal defeat

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Unit #1
Power 22 MW

Status History

Withdrawn

12-31-2012

Fuels and Products

Wood Waste Solids	1#	Input
Natural Gas	2#	Input
Agricultural Waste / Energy Crops	3#	Input
Oil	5#	Input

Unit #2
Unit Type: Burner: Internal Combustion Engine - Simple Cycle
Power 1.3 MW

Status History

Backup

1-1965

Fuels and Products

Oil

Input

Generator #1
Power 9.7 MW

Status History

Operating

1-1-1965

Fuels and Products

Natural Gas		1#	Input
Oil		2#	Input

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