The Consumers Karn/Weadock generating complex

2019 ~ I'm told this is all but gone, under the wrecking ball

 

The Karn/Weadock generating complex sits at the mouth of the Saginaw River along the Saginaw Bay shoreline in Hampton Township, Mich. The Weadock plant began generating electricity in 1940. It is named after John C. Weadock, a Bay City attorney and a founding father of the company. He was company president from 1941-51 and director from 1934-38 and 1940-65. The Karn plant began serving Michigan customers in 1959 and is named for Dan E. Karn, a former company president (1951-60) and director (1933-67). Weadock coal-fueled units 7 and 8 began operating in 1955 and 1958, respectively. Karn coal-fueled units 1 and 2 began operating in 1959 and 1961, respectively. Karn units 3 and 4, both fueled by natural gas and oil, began operating in 1975 and 1977, respectively. The coal units are considered baseload units because they generally operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

 

217a 2 - TAC_7737_8_9-Pano - lr-ps-wm - B&W frame

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