The new facilities use electric generators called reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE). These modular engines run on natural gas and allow for extremely reliable and flexible operations. Eficiency is maintained over a wide range of generation output. . Application of Wisconsin Electric Power Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Construct and Operate the Paris RICE Project, Consisting of Seven Natural Gas-Fired Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines Generating up to 128 MW Total at the Lakeshore Capacity Improvement. . We Energies is proposing to construct a natural gas generating facility near our existing site in the Town of Paris. This modern, eficient generation can power up in minutes — ensuring energy stays flowing when demand spikes or renewable power is not available. This plant occupies 107 acres of land in Union Grove, Wis., next to the Paris Substation. Natural gas-based, peak-load plant used during hours of high demand. $105 million 4 units 1995 Units 1-4: 100 megawatts per unit 400 megawatts. . Paris (WI) power station is an operating power station of at least 380-megawatts (MW) in Union Grove, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. Loading map. CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal. . Paris (WI) is ranked #28 out of 239 power plants in Wisconsin in terms of total annual net electricity generation. Paris (WI) is comprised of 4 generators and generated 16. 9 GWh during the 3-month period between September 2024 to December 2024. Subscribe now to access all power plant data, utility. . The first combustion turbine plant on the We Energies system. All major functions in the plant are controlled by operators with computer. .