Photos from September 2006
The 500 megawatt electric generator, weighing 330 tons, and the two low pressure turbines. The whole idea is to make steam to spin the turbine and spin the shaft of the electric generator to make electricity.
The outside façade of Weston 4 is taking shape. The grey is the inside liner panel, which gets a layer of insulation and then the finished outside tan covering is put into place.
The coal handling conveyor system under construction. The conveyor shown is the exiting conveyor taking coal to the exiting crusher house. The grey structure in the background is the steel for a new junction house associated with Weston 4. The large cylindrical structures in the foreground are pieces of the Spray Dry Absorber for sulfur dioxide control.
View from the roof of Weston 4 looking northeast. The tower crane, over 350' tall, is used to lift equipment to the upper floors of Weston 4.
Boilermaker welding boiler tubes. There are over 22,000 pressure part welds associated with the boiler.
Cooling tower construction progressing.