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Photograph (and 1 copy). Color photo of a self-unloading steamship that is moored at a dock. The aerial view shows the SS Detroit Edison of the American Steamship Company moored at the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal (SMET) dock in Superior, Wisconsin. Large coal piles, conveyors, petroleum tanks, and industrial buildings can be seen in the background. A typewritten note on the verso shows "Western Coal Link - The Superior Midwest Energy Terminal spans 200 acres in Superior, Wisconsin, and is a transshipping center for low-sulfur coal from Montana. Owned by the Midwest Energy Resources Company, a subsidiary of Detroit Edison, the facility has a transshipping capacity of 14 million tons annually, expanding ultimately to 20 million tons. Coal brought 1,000 miles by train is either stored here or loaded directly onto lake vessels for the remaining 700-mile Great Lakes journey to Edison power plants in southeastern Michigan. Edison contracted for the coal because it meets environmental regulations while affording economic advantages over traditional coal from eastern mines. In fact, weighing all aspects of coal economics, Edison analysts estimate that customers will save over $1 billion in fuel costs over the 26-year life of Edison's contract with the Decker, Montana, coal company. The view here of the SMET facility, which became operational in June, 1976, is looking south from St. Louis Bay. 7/28/77. Detroit Edison, Public Affairs Department, 2000 Second Avenue, Detroit. Michigan 48226. (313) 237-8850." Also, the number, "C00-77-34," is handwritten on the verso.
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