Generation

Generation is a word that describes the process of creating electricity.

While electricity can be generated in any number of ways, the most common method used in the United States burns fuels such as coal to heat water into steam. The steam then flows through a rotary device called a turbine, causing it to spin. A device attached to the turbine, known as a generator, uses that spinning in conjunction with magnets to create an electrical current.

In addition to burning coal, Wabash Valley Power also operates plants that burn refinery wastes or petroleum coke, methane gases from landfills and animal waste, and turbines driven by wind to generate electricity.