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Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant
| Ludington Pumped Storage Plant | |
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  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)[1] |
| 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)[2] |
| 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)[3] |
| Pump-generators | 6 × 362 MW (455 MVA) Francis pump-turbines[5][6] |
| Installed capacity | 2,172 MW [4] |
| 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 December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Browning, Edgar A. (January 29, 2017). "Looking Back: Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant". Construction Equipment Guide (Northeast ed.). Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Maclam, Doug (October 1, 2015). "Ludington Pumped Storage Plant Increases Efficiency to Provide Greater Grid Support". Power Magazine. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ McCluskey, Michael (September 24, 2018). "Michigan utilities upgrade pumped storage plant ahead of renewable push". Energy News Network. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Ray, Matthew; Toro, Keith; Kaneda, Hironari; Hyuga, Takeshi (November 11, 2016). "Major Overhaul Boosts Performance at Ludington Pumped-Storage Plant". Hydro Review. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Overhaul at Ludington - International Water Power". Water Power Magazine. International Water Power & Dam Construction. January 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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