Vulcan Street Plant | |
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Official name | Vulcan Street Plant |
Location | Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States |
Coordinates | 44°15′12″N 88°24′42″W / 44.25333°N 88.41167°W |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Fox River |
Power Station | |
Commission date | September 30, 1882 |
Turbines | 1 |
Installed capacity | 12.5 kW |
The Vulcan Street Plant was the first Edison hydroelectric central station.[1][2][3][4] The plant was built on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, and put into operation on September 30, 1882.[4][5] According to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Vulcan Street plant is considered to be "the first hydro-electric central station to serve a system of private and commercial customers in North America".[5] It is a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, an IEEE milestone and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.[1][4][6][7][8]
The Vulcan Street Plant was housed in the Appleton Paper and Pulp Company building, which burned to the ground in 1891.[7] A replica of the Vulcan Street Plant was later built on South Oneida Street.[3]
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