Riverside Energy Center
Encyclopedia
Riverside Energy Center is an electrical
power station
located north of Beloit, Wisconsin
in the town of Beloit
at 1401 W B R Townline Road (West Beloit Rock) just west of the Rock River
. The facility is owned and operated by Calpine
, and selling the majority of its electricity via Power Purchase Agreement
s to Wisconsin Power and Light (Alliant Energy
) and Madison Gas and Electric
.
natural gas facility owned by Calpine
. It began producing power June 2004.
, a natural gas fired power plant.
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
located north of Beloit, Wisconsin
Beloit, Wisconsin
Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, Beloit had a population of 36,966. The greater Beloit area is home to more than 91,000 residents.-Claim to fame:...
in the town of Beloit
Beloit (town), Wisconsin
Beloit is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,038 at the 2000 census. The City of Beloit is located partially within the town...
at 1401 W B R Townline Road (West Beloit Rock) just west of the Rock River
Rock River (Illinois)
The Rock River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Illinois. It rises in southeast Wisconsin, in the Theresa Marsh near Theresa, Wisconsin in northeast Dodge County, Wisconsin approximately south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin...
. The facility is owned and operated by Calpine
Calpine
Calpine Corporation is a Fortune 500 power company founded in 1984 in San Jose, California.Calpine's headquarters were permanently moved from San Jose to Houston, Texas in 2009. The company's stock was traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CPN until it was delisted on December 5,...
, and selling the majority of its electricity via Power Purchase Agreement
Power Purchase Agreement
Power Purchase Agreements are contracts between two parties, one who generates electricity for the purpose of sale and one who is looking to purchase electricity . There are various forms of Power Purchase Agreements; these are differentiated by the source of energy harnessed...
s to Wisconsin Power and Light (Alliant Energy
Alliant Energy
Alliant Energy Corporation is a public utility holding company that incorporated in Madison, Wisconsin in 1981. It consists of two subsidiaries:...
) and Madison Gas and Electric
Madison Gas and Electric
Madison Gas and Electric Company is the primary subsidiary of MGE Energy, Inc. . As a regulated utility, it primarily serves the Madison, Wisconsin, metro area with electricity, gas and green energy options.-Electricity:...
.
History
Riverside is a 603 MW combined cycleCombined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...
natural gas facility owned by Calpine
Calpine
Calpine Corporation is a Fortune 500 power company founded in 1984 in San Jose, California.Calpine's headquarters were permanently moved from San Jose to Houston, Texas in 2009. The company's stock was traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CPN until it was delisted on December 5,...
. It began producing power June 2004.
Adjacent facilities
There is an Alliant maintenance facility located adjacent to the center as well as the Rock River Generating StationRock River Generating Station
Rock River Generating Station is an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the town of Beloit at 827 W. B. R. Townline Road on the west bank of the Rock River...
, a natural gas fired power plant.