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Coffeyville
Municipal Light & Power
1951-1956
A new cooling tower was built
in 1951 with a cooling capacity of 22,000 gallons per minute to allow
for full output of the plant equipment.
In 1955, the new distribution
warehouse was completed at 7th and Spring St. and distribution
operations relocated to their new home from the old Water and Light
building located north of the plant.
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Distribution Warehouse
- 7th & Spring St.
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Another plant expansion to add
a new 18,750 kW Elliott turbine-generator and associated boiler brought
the total plant capacity up to 40,250 kW.
The power plant building was extended further south to
accommodate the new equipment.
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Turbine-generator (Unit#6) added in 1956 and presently still in service.
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Coffeyville Power Plant following addition of
Turbine-generator Unit #6 in 1956. |
1966
Interconnection lines and
transmission agreements were completed between the City and Kansas Gas
& Electric securing an alternate source of power in the event of an
extended shutdown of the power plant.
Today, the main tie point between the City and KGE, now a division of Western
Resources, Topeka, KS, is located at what is known as Substation A
on West 1st St.
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Substation A – the City's Main tie with KGE
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The latest plant expansion was
completed adding a 38,000 kW General Electric turbine-generator and
Foster-Wheeler boiler bringing plant capacity to 78,250 kW. The
power plant building was againextended further south and required a
slight re-routing of 7th Street between Spring and Santa Fe.
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Coffeyville Power Plant
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Plant workers confer in the boiler room after
reading instruments in this late 1960s photo.
The two boilers to the left in the photo were replaced in 1997.
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1987-1989
In 1987, a 69 kV transmission
line was installed between the power plant and the Coffeyville Airport
Industrial Park to serve the growing electric demand and to improve the
reliability of electric service to the industrial park customers.
A 10 MVA capacity 69/12.47 kV step-down substation was completed
at the industrial park in 1989 and installation of a supervisory control
and data acquisition (SCADA) system was begun.
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Coffeyville Airport Industrial Park Substation
completed in 1989.
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1997
A second 69/12.47 kV step-down
substation rated at 22 MVA was constructed just south of the Coffeyville
Airport Industrial Park to serve American Insulated Wire and to provide
additional capacity to serve future industrial loads.
A new boiler is installed at the power plant replacing the 1949
boilers and the 1956 boiler that was destroyed by an explosion in 1983.
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South Industrial Park Substation
completed in 1997. |
220,000 lbs/hr Nebraska Boiler installed at the
power plant in 1997.
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1998-2000
Recent years have
included the construction of a 200 MW, 138 kV interconnection substation
and transmission lines connecting the city with the Public Service
Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a division of American
Electric Power (AEP), Inc. of Columbus, OH, construction of
additional 69 kV facilities within the City and to the Industrial Park,
modifications to several substations, upgrade of the SCADA system,
creation of computer-based system maps and conversion of all
distribution circuits to 12.47 kV.
Total peak load now exceeds 100 MW, over 800 times larger than
the plant capacity in 1901.
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Substation B – the City’s tie with PSO was
completed in 1999.
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In 1999, the City of
Coffeyville entered into an agreement with the Grand
River Dam Authority (GRDA), Vinita, OK, for purchase of wholesale
power and energy for resale to customers served through the City-PSO tie
known as Substation B located on East 1st St.
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A new 25 MVA transformer
for the Industrial Park
Substation
is unloaded – Spring 2000. |
New 69 kV line under construction near entrance to
Coffeyville Airport Industrial Park – January 2001.
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2001
This year, Coffeyville Municipal Light & Power celebrates a century
of service to the people of Coffeyville.
We are proud of our utility’s 100-year tradition of providing
reliable electricity at a reasonable cost, and are grateful for the
opportunity to carry on that tradition.
Thank you, Coffeyville!
Back to 1901 - 1949 History
Coffeyville Municipal Light & Power
P. O. Box 1629
Coffeyville, KS 67337
620-252-6180
 cmlp@coffeyville.com
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