Lon D. Wright Power Plant

Lon D. Wright Memorial Power Plant
Map
Country
  • United States
Location3000 E 1st St, Fremont, Nebraska 68025
Coordinates41°25′40″N 96°27′44″W / 41.4279°N 96.4622°W / 41.4279; -96.4622
StatusCommissioned
OwnerCity of Fremont Department of Utilities
OperatorCity of Fremont Department of Utilities
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 172.3 MW
  • 213.2 MW
External links
Websitewww.industcards.com/st-coal-usa-ne-ok.htm

The Lon D. Wright Memorial Power Plant is a 130 MW[1] (megawatt) coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the City of Fremont Department of Utilities located in Fremont, Nebraska. The plant consists of 3 units labeled 6, 7, and 8 as a continuation of five units that were previously housed in the downtown facility.

Units

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Unit 6

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Unit 6 is a 17 MW coal-fired Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler with a General Electric turbine and generator that entered commercial service in 1957. The unit can also be run on natural gas.

Unit 7

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Unit 7 is a 22 MW Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler with a General Electric turbine and generator that entered commercial service in 1963. The unit can also be run on natural gas.

Unit 8

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Unit 8 is a 92 MW Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler with a General Electric turbine and generator that entered commercial service in 1977. The unit can also be run on natural gas.

Air Quality Control System (AQCS)

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In July 2013, the Fremont City council awarded a $46.758 million[2] bid to Fagen Inc. to add emission control equipment to Unit 8 to meet the EPA's Clean Air standards. The project was completed and commissioned in late 2015.

References

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  1. ^ "Lon Wright Power Plant - SourceWatch". www.sourcewatch.org. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. ^ Tribune, Chris Zavadil/Fremont. "City approves $46.75 million contract for power plant upgrades". Fremont Tribune. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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