Wisconsin Energy was already one of North America's largest electric and natural gas delivery companies but as far back as the early 2000s, its aging infrastructure made executives feel vulnerable. To position the company for the future, they invested US$3b in new power plants with a total capacity of 2,800 megawatts, US$ 1.3b to upgrade existing power plants and US$2.7b to upgrade the distribution system. Their Power the Future campaign began in 2003 with the installation of two natural-gas-fueled com bined-cycle units to replace the 80+ year-old coal plant at Port Washington, W1 and two new coal-fueled super-critical generating units at Oak Creek in Milwaukee County. All the new units had advanced emissions controls.
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