Tour of Fox Energy Center

Tour of Fox Energy Center
310 E. Frontage Rd., Kaukauna, WI
www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/company/fox-energy
The Fox Energy Center, located between Wrightstown and Kaukauna, is home to a natural gas-fueled electric generating plant that serves WPS customers. The plant is a combined-cycle power generation facility capable of producing 620 megawatts.
The combined-cycle power plant comprises three generating units. Two units are General Electric 7FB combustion gas turbine generators, each rated 235 MW. The third unit captures waste heat from the gas turbines to produce steam, which then drives a Toshiba steam turbine generator. This combined-cycle process uses both combustion and steam turbines, allowing the plant to generate more electricity from the same amount of fuel consumed by a simple-cycle process. The facility is also notable for using recycled process water from a nearby sewage treatment plant in its cooling towers, conserving fresh water resources.
Construction of the power plant began in November 2002 and went into operation in 2005. Since 2005, WPS has purchased 500 megawatts of electric capacity from the Fox Energy Center. WPS purchased the power plant outright from Fox Energy Center LLC, owned by subsidiaries of Tyr Energy, Inc. and General Electric, on March 28, 2013, for a total purchase price of $440 million.
Arrival and Entry
Plan to arrive about 10 minutes before the tour starts and line vehicles up on the right side of the driveway near the guard shack. Once everyone is in line, notify the guard. He will hold the gate and let the group through, directing us where to park. We will then gather in the administration building.
Much of this tour is outdoors. Dress warmly to stay comfortable on this December evening.
Agenda:
4:00 pm CST Tour of Fox Energy Center
After the tour –
6:00 pm CST Social-Happy Hour at Ozzie's Skyview Club – Cash Bar
3108 Green Bay Rd.
Kaukauna, WI
6:30 pm CST Dinner at Ozzie's Skyview Club
Cost: $20, payable at registration
6:45 pm CST Short business meeting
Door prize drawing
310 E Frontage Rd., Kaukauna, Wisconsin, United States