Best Project Energy/Industrial West Riverside Energy Center
The $670-million West Riverside Energy Center (WREC) in Beloit, Wis., provides 730 MW of reliable power. This combined-cycle facility can ramp its output up and down quickly to deal with shortages or surpluses. The natural gas/steam combined cycle generation plant is part of Alliant Energy’s transition to replace all of the coal-fired power generation in its Wisconsin portfolio by the end of 2023 and to target net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The plant uses two GE 7F.05 natural gas turbines and a GE D602 steam turbine. WREC is Alliant’s first Envision Platinum-verified project in Wisconsin.