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Wood River
112.5 MW
Address
#1 Chessen Lane
Alton, IL 62002
United States
Latitude:
38.8639
Longitude:
-90.1347
Year Opened:
1954
Water Source:
Mississippi River
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Data Sources
EIA 2008
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860
Environmental Justice Analysis
Distance (miles)
0
2.5
5
10
25
American Indian
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
Asian
0.8%
0.4%
0.6%
0.6%
2.6%
Black
21.4%
8.5%
14.5%
28.2%
40.8%
Hispanic
2.7%
2.3%
2.4%
2.5%
4.3%
White
68.0%
82.3%
76.2%
63.7%
47.7%
Population
1,024
8,390
37k
116k
926k
Income
$35k
$54k
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CORPORATIONS
Name
Relation
Ownership
Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc
Owner
100%
LINKS
Link
Dynegy Announces 2016 Second Quarter Results
8/3/2016 "Dynegy's Wood River Power Station retired on June 1, 2016. "
Dynegy to Retire Wood River Power Generation Station
11/4/2015 "Dynegy expects to formally file a retirement notice with MISO by December 1, 2015."
Planned Wood River Power Station layoffs to begin soon
6/6/2016 "retirement [] set to begin June 24 [] 83 employees would be permanently let go [] A poor economy was listed on the notice as the reason the plant will retire."
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Unit Information
Power
Type
Status
Fuel
Secondary Fuel(s)
113 MW
Operating
Subbituminous Coal
Natural Gas
50 MW
Closed
Natural Gas
50 MW
Closed
Natural Gas
50 MW
Closed
Natural Gas
388 MW
Closed
Subbituminous Coal
Natural Gas
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