Weston 4 Power Plant
Wisconsin Public Service is constructing the newest member to its electrical generation fleet. The new Weston 4 Power Plant near Wausau, is a state-of-the-art, 500-megawatt power plant using clean coal technologies to make it one of the most cleanest fossil-fueled power plants in the country.
April 2008 - Peregrine Eggs in Nesting Box!
Two Peregrine Falcon eggs have been discovered in the nesting box high on top of the roof of the Weston 3 Power Plant. We will keep you up to date on their hatching process. Last year, four Peregrine Falcons were hatched and raised in the Weston 3 nesting box.
On line for the first time!
On Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 7:22 pm (CST), the new Weston 4 power plant produced electricity to the grid for the first time. Operators started up the generator and then synchronized its output to the existing electrical grid for about 30 minutes. This is part of a very methodical two month start up process. Commercial operation of the new power plant is expected sometime this summer.
Weston 4 Operator Jeff Heil and a representative from Toshiba, the manufacturer of the turbine generator, synchronize the new electrical generator to the grid for the first time.
Construction began in October 2004, and we expect to be operational in June 2008. The plant is needed to keep up with increasing electrical demands and provide the power our customers need, while minimizing environmental and social impacts.
We hope you find our Web site easy to navigate through to get all the information you are interested in. We try to keep the site updated with current photos and happenings. Thank you for spending time with us.
- Background / Timeline
- By the Numbers
- Economic Impact / Local Concerns
- Employment Opportunities
- Environment / Recycling
- Fact Sheet
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Gary Cole Memorial Golf Outing 2007
- Historical Perspective
- Links
- Order of Events
- Photo Gallery
- The Need for Weston 4
- Thumbnail Photo History of Weston 4
- Weston Power Plant Site from 2000 Feet!
- Weston 3 Environmental Upgrade Project
Place your mouse over the photo of the existing Weston power
plant site
to see a computer enhanced rendering of the new Weston 4 addition.
If you have additional questions, please contact Kelly Zagrzebski, Community Relations Leader at Wisconsin Public Service 715-848-7342.