Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant information

Ludington Pumped Storage Plant
Ludington Pumped Storage Plant
	Location of Ludington Pumped Storage Plant in Michigan
Country	United States
Location	Ludington, Michigan
Coordinates	43°53′37″N 86°26′43″W / 43.89361°N 86.44528°W
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	July, 1968
Opening date	1973
Construction cost	$327 million (1973)
Owner(s)	Consumers Energy (51%); Detroit Edison (49%)
Upper dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam
Height (foundation)	103 feet (31 m)
Length	6 miles (9.7 km)
Width (crest)	21 feet (6.4 m)
Upper reservoir
Total capacity	82,860 acre-feet (102,210,000 m3)
Active capacity	52,171 acre-feet (64,352,000 m3)
Inactive capacity	30,689 acre-feet (37,854,000 m3)
Surface area	842 acres (341 ha)
Maximum length	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Maximum width	1 mile (1.6 km)
Maximum water depth	110 feet (34 m)
Lower reservoir
Creates	Lake Michigan
Total capacity	1,180 cubic miles (4,900 km3)
Surface area	22,404 square miles (58,030 km2)
Maximum length	307 miles (494 km)
Maximum width	118 miles (190 km)
Normal elevation	577 feet (176 m)
Power Station
Coordinates	43°53′37″N 86°26′43″W / 43.89361°N 86.44528°W
Commission date	1973
Type	Pumped-storage
Hydraulic head	363 feet (111 m)
Pump-generators	6 × 362 MW (455 MVA) Francis pump-turbines
Installed capacity	2,172 MW
Overall efficiency	70%
Storage capacity	9 hours (19,548 MWh)
2016 generation	-752 GW·h

The Ludington Pumped Storage Plant is a hydroelectric plant and reservoir in Ludington, Michigan. It was built between 1969 and 1973 at a cost of $315 million and is owned jointly by Consumers Energy and DTE Energy and operated by Consumers Energy. At the time of its construction, it was the largest pumped storage hydroelectric facility in the world.

^ "Ludington Pumped Storage Upgrade & Overhaul" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ Browning, Edgar A. (29 January 2017). "Looking Back: Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant". www.constructionequipmentguide.com. No. Northeast Edition. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ Maclam, Doug (1 October 2015). "Ludington Pumped Storage Plant Increases Efficiency to Provide Greater Grid Support". POWER Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ Network, Michael McCluskey / Energy News (24 September 2018). "Michigan utilities upgrade pumped storage plant ahead of renewable push". Energy News Network. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
^ Ray, Matthew; Toro, Keith; Kaneda, Hironari; Hyuga, Takeshi (11 November 2016). "Major Overhaul Boosts Performance at Ludington Pumped-Storage Plant". www.hydroworld.com. Hydro Review. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ "Overhaul at Ludington - International Water Power". www.waterpowermagazine.com. International Water Power & Dam Construction. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[1] "Ludington Pumped Storage Upgrade & Overhaul" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[CEG-2] Browning, Edgar A. (29 January 2017). "Looking Back: Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant". www.constructionequipmentguide.com. No. Northeast Edition. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[3] Maclam, Doug (1 October 2015). "Ludington Pumped Storage Plant Increases Efficiency to Provide Greater Grid Support". POWER Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[4] Network, Michael McCluskey / Energy News (24 September 2018). "Michigan utilities upgrade pumped storage plant ahead of renewable push". Energy News Network. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

[hydroworld-5] Ray, Matthew; Toro, Keith; Kaneda, Hironari; Hyuga, Takeshi (11 November 2016). "Major Overhaul Boosts Performance at Ludington Pumped-Storage Plant". www.hydroworld.com. Hydro Review. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[IWP-6] "Overhaul at Ludington - International Water Power". www.waterpowermagazine.com. International Water Power & Dam Construction. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

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