E.W. Brown Power Generating Station

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Built in the 1920s, the Dix Dam Hydro Plant was a showplace filled with goldfish and flowers and hailed as the world's largest stone-filled dam. Originally a principal source of power, the hydro plant is now used mainly when heavy rainfall results in above normal lake elevation. The plant produces 24 megawatts of power with all three units on.
The second source of electricity generated at the Brown Plant is the conventional fossil fuel units. Three generators can produce 700 megawatts of electricity, more than one-fifth of KU's total capacity. Four 110 megawatt and two 164 megawatt fuel oil generators were added later. The plant can build to full output capacity in 30 minutes.
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Coordinates:   37°47'16"N   84°42'57"W
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