Monroe Power Plant
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Monroe Power Plant is a large coal-fired power generating station located on the western shore of Lake Erie in Monroe County, Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monroe Power Plant canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6762930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monroe Power Plant Context triple: [Monroe County, Michigan, hasPowerPlant, Monroe Power Plant]
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A.
Kelsey Generating Station
Kelsey Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant located on the Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Canada, that generates electricity for the provincial grid.
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B.
Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
The Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant is a hydroelectric pumped-storage facility near Niagara Falls that works in tandem with the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to balance electricity supply and demand.
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C.
Salem Harbor Power Station
Salem Harbor Power Station is a former coal- and oil-fired power plant in Salem, Massachusetts, that was a prominent industrial feature of the city’s waterfront before its decommissioning and redevelopment.
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D.
Alexander Generating Station
Alexander Generating Station is a hydroelectric power facility located on the Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada, that generates electricity from the river’s flow.
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E.
Gianelli Pumping–Generating Plant
The Gianelli Pumping–Generating Plant is a major hydroelectric and pumping facility in California that moves water for irrigation and storage while generating electricity as part of the state’s Central Valley Project.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monroe Power Plant Target entity description: Monroe Power Plant is a large coal-fired power generating station located on the western shore of Lake Erie in Monroe County, Michigan.
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A.
Kelsey Generating Station
Kelsey Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant located on the Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Canada, that generates electricity for the provincial grid.
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B.
Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
The Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant is a hydroelectric pumped-storage facility near Niagara Falls that works in tandem with the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to balance electricity supply and demand.
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C.
Salem Harbor Power Station
Salem Harbor Power Station is a former coal- and oil-fired power plant in Salem, Massachusetts, that was a prominent industrial feature of the city’s waterfront before its decommissioning and redevelopment.
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D.
Alexander Generating Station
Alexander Generating Station is a hydroelectric power facility located on the Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada, that generates electricity from the river’s flow.
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E.
Gianelli Pumping–Generating Plant
The Gianelli Pumping–Generating Plant is a major hydroelectric and pumping facility in California that moves water for irrigation and storage while generating electricity as part of the state’s Central Valley Project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coal-fired power station ⓘ |
| commissioned |
1971
ⓘ
1972 ⓘ 1973 ⓘ 1974 ⓘ |
| connectsTo | electrical transmission network in Michigan ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employerInRegion | Monroe County, Michigan ⓘ |
| fuelType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Midwest power grid ⓘ |
| gridRole | baseload power supplier ⓘ |
| hasAshDisposal | on-site ash landfill ⓘ |
| hasChimneyCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasChimneyHeight | about 240 meters ⓘ |
| hasCoolingSource | Lake Erie ⓘ |
| hasCoolingSystem | once-through cooling ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalControl |
electrostatic precipitator
ⓘ
flue-gas desulfurization system ⓘ selective catalytic reduction system ⓘ |
| hasFuelSupply |
coal delivered by rail
ⓘ
coal delivered by ship on Lake Erie ⓘ |
| hasGenerationType | steam turbine ⓘ |
| hasPlannedChange | coal capacity reduction and environmental upgrades ⓘ |
| hasStack | chimney ⓘ |
| hasStatus | operational ⓘ |
| hasUnitCount | 4 ⓘ |
| impact |
air emissions of carbon dioxide
ⓘ
air emissions of nitrogen oxides ⓘ air emissions of sulfur dioxide ⓘ thermal discharge to Lake Erie ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
ⓘ
Monroe County, Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fermi Nuclear Power Plant
ⓘ
linked to:
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station
mouth of the River Raisin ⓘ |
| locatedOnShoreOf | Lake Erie ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Lake Erie ⓘ |
| nearCity | Monroe, Michigan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the United States
ⓘ
tall flue-gas stacks visible from Lake Erie ⓘ |
| operatedBy | DTE Energy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | DTE Energy ⓘ |
| partOf | DTE Energy generation fleet ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | coal ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority |
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| usesBoilerType | pulverized coal boiler ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monroe Power Plant Description of subject: Monroe Power Plant is a large coal-fired power generating station located on the western shore of Lake Erie in Monroe County, Michigan.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.