Oak Creek Power Plant
Oak Creek Power Plant, also known as South Oak Creek, is a base load, coal- and natural gas-fired, electrical power station located on Lake Michigan in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: electrical power station
- Also known as: “Elm Road Generating Station”, “South Oak Creek Generating Station”, and “Wisconsin Electric”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oakwood and Caledonia.
Oakwood
Hamlet
Oakwood was an unincorporated area and post office in the Town of Oak Creek in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, in the area roughly corresponding to what is now Oakwood Road between South 13th Street and South Howell Avenue. Oakwood is situated 4½ miles west of Oak Creek Power Plant.
Caledonia
Town
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Caledonia is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,361 at the 2020 census. Caledonia is situated 4½ miles southeast of Oak Creek Power Plant.
South Milwaukee
Town
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South Milwaukee is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 20,795 at the 2020 census. Situated on the western shore of Lake Michigan, South Milwaukee developed as a streetcar suburb located 5 miles south of Milwaukee. South Milwaukee is situated 4½ miles north of Oak Creek Power Plant.
Oak Creek Power Plant
- Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.84588° or 42° 50′ 45″ northLongitude
-87.83971° or 87° 50′ 23″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Inception
December 1959Operator
Wisconsin Electric Power CoOpen location code
86JJR5W6+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 362102766OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Oak Creek Power Plant” goes by many names.
- French: “Oak Creek Power Plant”
- German: “Oak Creek Power Plant”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oak Creek kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Oak Creek kraftverk”
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