Invenergy has filed a preliminary engineering plan with the Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in the first step to filing for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to build a 1,210 MW gas turbine power plant in Kenosha County.

Their preferred site is on lands that are currently in the Town of Paris, within the Village of Somers and City of Kenosha growth areas, just south of the Flint 94 Commerce Center. If the project is approved by the State Public Service Commission (PSC), those lands would be transferred into the village or city as per a 2017 intergovernmental agreement.

As the first step in seeking approval of a generating plant, a developer submits an engineering plan to the PSC whereby they identify the boundaries of the sites that they are proposing – both their primary and secondary sites. The secondary site is in the Town of Paris on the west side of 172nd Ave, near an existing substation.

We are attaching a link below if you wish to read the full plan. If the WDNR does not identify major issues with the sites, then the developer would submit a formal application to the PSC and the full review process for a determination of a CPCN would follow. This process allows for public hearings, submittal of public comments and a hearing by the PSC. For a project of this size, the approval will come from the PSC and no local approvals are required.

The full Red Oak Energy Center Engineering Plan is available here.