Lon D. Wright Power Plant

Lon D. Wright Memorial Power Plant
The Lon D. Wright Memorial Power Plant in July 2024
Country	United States
Location	3000 E 1st St Fremont, Nebraska 68025
Coordinates	41°25′40″N96°27′44″W / 41.4279°N 96.4622°W / 41.4279; -96.4622
Status	Commissioned
Owner	City of Fremont Department of Utilities
Operator	City of Fremont Department of Utilities
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	172.3 MW 213.2 MW
External links
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The Lon D. Wright Memorial Power Plant is a 130-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the City of Fremont Department of Utilities located in Fremont, Nebraska. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The plant consists of 3 units labeled 6, 7, and 8 as a continuation of five units that were previously housed in a facility located in downtown Fremont.

Units

Unit 6

Unit 6 is a 17 MW coal-fired Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler with a General Electric turbine and generator that entered commercial service in 1957. The unit can also be run on natural gas.

Unit 7

Unit 7 is a 22 MW Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler with a General Electric turbine and generator that entered commercial service in 1963. The unit can also be run on natural gas.

Unit 8

Unit 8 is a 92 MW Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler with a General Electric turbine and generator that entered commercial service in 1977. The unit can also be run on natural gas.

Air Quality Control System (AQCS)

In July 2013, the Fremont City council awarded a US$46.7 million bid to Fagen Inc. to add emission control equipment to Unit 8 to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's clean air standards. The project was completed and commissioned in late 2015. ^[4]

External links

• Lon D. Wright Power Plant on Global Energy Monitor

References

1. "Electric Generation | Fremont, NE - Official Website". fremontne.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
2. "EIP Ashtracker". ashtracker.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
3. "Upgrade Helps Coal Plant Control Particulate and Air Toxic Emissions". Power Engineering. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
4. Zavadil, Chris (31 July 2013). "City approves $46.75 million contract for power plant upgrades". Fremont Tribune.