Development of the Waukegan station of the public service company of Northern Illinois

REASONS for the choice of site, general plan, and development of the Waukegan station are outlined briefly in this paper, further details being given in a companion paper by E. C. Williams. This station, located approximately 40 miles north of Chicago and on the west shore of Lake Michigan, has an installed capacity of 290,000 kw. It performs the dual function of supplying energy to a metropolitan system and a surrounding transmission system.