City Water, Light & Power

City Water, Light & Power (CWLP) is the largest municipally owned utility in the U.S. state of Illinois.[5] The utility provides the city of Springfield, Illinois, with electric power from one coal-fired boiler at the Dallman Power Plant. The boiler operates with water from the utility's wholly owned Lake Springfield, which also provides drinking water for the city.[6] The utility also owns much of the riparian property around Lake Springfield, some of which is preserved for local recreation and some of which is leased to local nonprofits, such as Lincoln Memorial Gardens.

City Water, Light & Power
TypePublic Utility
IndustryElectric & Water Utility
FoundedJanuary 2, 1911 (1911-01-02)[1]
Headquarters
Springfield, Illinois
,
United States
Area served
Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area
Key people
vacant (General Manager)
Doug Brown (Chief Utilities Engineer)
Scott Rogers (Electric Division Manager)
Ted Meckes (Water Division Manager)[2]
RevenueUS$6,526,986.94 (2010)[3]
OwnerCity of Springfield
Number of employees
643 [4]
DivisionsElectric Division, Water Division, Lake Springfield
Websitewww.cwlp.com

The utility has long-term plans, with no fixed completion date set, to construct a second reservoir, Hunter Lake.[7] In addition, CWLP is moving away from coal into other forms of electrical sourcing and production.[8] On February 4, 2020, the city of Springfield gave final approval to a plan to shut down two of CWLP's four coal boilers by December 2020.[9]

Notes
  1. Pamphlet in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of CWLP, 1911–2011 Archived 2011-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. CWLP management Archived 2011-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. CWLP Revenue, Treasurer's Filed Annual Report Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, Combined amount of Water and Electric Enterprise Funds
  4. Stroisch, Deanna (11 November 2012). "Water chief among many upcoming retirements at CWLP". State Journal-Register. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  5. About CWLP Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, City Water, Light & Power, City of Springfield. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  6. CWLP Electric Division Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, City Water, Light & Power, City of Springfield. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  7. "City getting impatient for Hunter Lake answer". (Springfield, IL) State Journal-Register. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  8. Hansen, Mary (May 21, 2019). "CWLP Workers Worry About Jobs, As City Considers Move Away From Coal". nprillinois.org. WUIS. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  9. Hansen, Mary (February 5, 2020). "Deadlines Set For Partial Springfield Coal Plant Closure, Plan For Workers Next". nprillinois.org. WUIS. Retrieved February 5, 2020.



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