Paris RICE power station

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Paris RICE power station is a power station in pre-construction in Paris, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. It is also known as Paris Rice Generating Station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Paris RICE power station Paris, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States 42.667225, -88.014052 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 42.667225, -88.014052

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Pre-construction[2][3][4] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 128.1[3] internal combustion[3] no[5] 2027 (planned)[1][6]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Wisconsin Electric Power[7] Wisconsin Electric Power Co[7][3] WEC Energy Group Inc

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[1][8]
  • Captive industry: Data Center[1][8]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.kaba.org/news-item/psc-approves-natural-gas-power-plants-planned-in-oak-creek-and-kenosha-county/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/05/22/we-energies-wins-approval-to-build-new-natural-gas-plants/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "WE Energies to Wisconsin ratepayers: $2B for new gas plants". Wisconsin Watch. 2024-05-17. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. (PDF) https://www.wecenergygroup.com/csr/cr2023/wec-corporate-responsibility-report-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://villageofyorkville.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024_Fact-Sheet_PARIS_FINAL_4.5.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125180258/https://apps.psc.wi.gov/ERF/ERFview/viewdoc.aspx?docid=290039. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://citizenportal.ai/articles/3478316/Wisconsin/Wisconsin-Electric-Power-seeks-approval-for-Paris-RICE-project-construction. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://biztimes.com/psc-approves-natural-gas-power-plants-planned-in-oak-creek-and-kenosha-county/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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