Belle River power station
| Belle River power station | |||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 46 ′ 27 " N , 82 ° 29 ′ 42" W | ||
| country | United States | ||
| Waters | St. Clair River | ||
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| Type | 2 × coal power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | Coal , natural gas | ||
| power | 1350 MW electric | ||
| owner | DTE Energy , Stadtwerke (MPPA) | ||
| operator | DTE Energy | ||
| Project start | 1977 | ||
| Start of operations | 1984 | ||
The power plant Belle River is a coal fired power plant of DTE Energy in Michigan . It is directly opposite the older St. Clair power station and shares with it the coal terminal on the St. Clair River , part of the Saint Lawrence River , on the border with Canada. Belle River burns low-sulfur coal from the western United States, which is transported over the great lakes.
The power plant was officially put into operation on October 11, 1985.
In 1999 three gas turbines were installed to cover peak loads with a total of 256 MW.
| block | Installed capacity (MWe) | Put into operation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 697.5 | 1984 |
| 2 | 697.5 | 1985 |
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Detroit Edison's Belle River Power Plant Celebrates 25-year Anniversary , October 11, 2010
- ↑ Belle River Unit No. 1
- ^ DTE Energy Company History
- ^ Changes in store for DTE with new EPA rules. In: The Times Herald . November 2, 2014, accessed July 13, 2016 .
- ^ Raymond A. Bawal: Superships of the Great Lakes: Thousand-foot Ships on the Great Lakes . Inland Expressions, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9818157-4-9 ( Google Books ).