How much did Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant cost to build?
The Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant is the pumped-storage hydroelectric station in Pere Marquette Township near Ludington, Michigan, built for Consumers Power and Detroit Edison (owned 51 percent by Consumers Energy and 49 percent by DTE) between 1969 and 1973 and able to produce 1,872 MW at peak, the largest pumped-storage facility in the world at its construction. Construction Equipment Guide wrote in 2017 that it was completed in 1973 at a cost of USD 327 million, as does the Wikipedia infobox, while the Wikipedia text gives USD 315 million.
Reported project cost
$327 million
Cost basis: 1973
Paul SequeiraPublic domain
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1973
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Key dimensions
- PowerConstruction Equipment Guide
- 1,872 MW
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