 The original letter of intent to purchase a single 454 megawatt (MW) nuclear unit from Westinghouse Electric Company for a fixed-price was issued by Wisconsin Electric and Wisconsin Michigan Power Company (a Wisconsin Electric subsidiary) on December 30, 1965.The right was reserved to order a second, duplicate unit under the same terms.In May, 1966, the announcement was made that the plant would be built on a 1,200 acre site in the town of Two Creeks.