Weston Power Plant
The Weston Power Plant site, near Wausau, WI, is home to four plants that make electricity for WPS customers. Weston 4 is the newest. It's a state-of-the-art, 525-megawatt power plant using clean coal technologies — making it one of the cleanest power plants of its kind in the country. Weston 4 began operating on June 30, 2008.
Weston 4 Dedication and Community Event Celebration
Officially dedicating Weston 4 were (from left to right) Eric Callisto, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin; Neal Torney, Village of Rothschild President; Charlie Schrock, President of WPS; Bill Berg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dairyland Power Cooperative; Geraldine Kowalski, Trustee of Village of Kronenwetter; and Larry Weyers, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
Hundreds of community leaders, neighbors, elected officials, regulators, contractors, WPS employees, union representatives and others turned out to officially dedicate the new Weston 4 unit. View News Release.
An Award-Winning Plant
WPS earned high marks for building Weston 4 with quality, excellence in design, efficiency and features to minimize environmental impact.
- Power Magazine's 2008 Power Plant of the Year. Weston 4 was named "Power Plant of the Year" by Power Magazine. Power Magazine is a leading energy industry publication. The award recognizes a power plant that leads the industry by using advanced technology, being efficient and minimizing environmental impact.
- Power Engineering magazine's 2008 Best Coal-Fired Project of the Year. Power Engineering magazine recognizes projects that set quality standards in the worldwide energy industry.
- Finalist for Platts Energy Construction Project of the Year. Weston 4 was a finalist for the 2008 Platts Global Energy Awards in the category of "Construction Project of the Year."