Expansion
Two 615-megawatt coal-fueled units are under construction just north of the existing facility. Construction started June 29, 2005, Unit 1 is planned to begin operations in 2009 with Unit 2 following in 2010. Bechtel Power Corporation is the prime contractor for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the facility. The two steam turbines were provided by Hitachi.
Concrete was poured 24 hours a day for 41 days to construct the 550-foot (170 m) tall 70-foot (21 m) diameter common chimney for the expansion project.
The expansion project may be known as the Elm Road Generating Station, though it is on the same property as the Oak Creek Power Plant. Elm Road Unit one entered commercial service on February 2, 2010.
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