List of power stations in Wisconsin

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Wisconsin had a total summer capacity of 15,312 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 66,774 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 42.0% coal, 32.4% natural gas, 16.0% nuclear, 4.2% hydroelectric, 3.0% wind, and 2.1% biomass (including refuse-derived fuel). Petroleum (0.2%) and solar (0.1%) facilities generated most of the remainder. Small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 101 GWh to the state's electricity grid. This was more than twice the generation by Wisconsin's utility-scale PV plants.[1]

Sources of Wisconsin electricity generation: full-year 2019 [1]

  Coal (42.0%)

  Natural Gas (32.4%)

  Hydroelectric (4.2%)

  Wind (3.0%)

  Nuclear (16.0%)

  Biomass (2.1%)

  Solar (0.1%)

  Petroleum (0.2%)

The Fox River powered the world's first commercial hydroelectric central power station, the Vulcan Street Plant, during 1882 to 1891.[3] An exact replica of the plant, designated as a National Historic Engineering Landmark, is located near the original site in Appleton.[4] Wisconsin also has the nation's oldest (since 1891) continuously operating hydroelectric facility in Whiting according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[5]

During the first half of the 20th century, Wisconsin's utility companies pioneered efficiency improvements for coal-fired electricity generation at the former East Wells (Onieda) Street Power Plant,[6] and former Port Washington Power Plant.[7] Nuclear power has generated Wisconsin's largest share of carbon-free electrical energy since 1970.[8] Natural gas generation has nearly quadrupled over the past decade to replace retiring facilities and satisfy rising demand.[9]

Nuclear power stations

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Ref	Year Opened	Note
Point Beach Nuclear Generating Station	Two Rivers, Wisconsin	44.28181°N 87.53599°W	1250	[10]	1970/1972

Retired facilities:

• Kewaunee Nuclear Generating Station - 556 MW: operated 1974-2013
• La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor - 50 MW: operated 1969-1987

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[11]

Coal-fired

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Ref	Year Opened	Note
Columbia Energy Center	Portage, Wisconsin	43°29′10″N 89°25′13″W	1137	[12]	1975/1978	closing in 2025 [13]
Edgewater Generating Station	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	43°42′56″N 87°42′23″W	414	[14]	1985	closing by 2022
Elm Road Generating Station	Oak Creek, Wisconsin	42.8492°N 87.8336°W	1263	[15]	2010/2011	part of the Oak Creek Power Complex
Genoa Generating Station	Genoa, Wisconsin	43°33′33″N 91°13′55″W	308	[16]	1969	closing 2021
John P. Madgett Generating Station	Alma, Wisconsin	44°18′11″N 91°54′45″W	390	[17]	1979
Oak Creek Power Plant	Oak Creek, Wisconsin	42.8457°N 87.8294°W	1097	[18]	1959-1967	part of the Oak Creek Power Complex
Weston Generating Station	Rothschild, Wisconsin	44°51′31″N 89°38′59″W	879	[19]	1981/2008	see also natural gas

Natural gas-fired

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Ref	Year Opened	Note
Blackhawk Generating Station	Beloit, Wisconsin	42°30′23″N 89°01′56″W	50	Steam Turbine	[20]	1946/1948	1913 coal plant. closed 2010[21]
Blount Generating Station	Madison, Wisconsin	43°04′45″N 89°22′27″W	95	Steam Turbine (x2)	[22]	1957/1961
Concord Generating Station	Watertown, Wisconsin	43°10′05″N 88°41′13″W	364	Simple Cycle (x4)	[23]	1993/1994
De Pere Energy Center	De Pere, Wisconsin	44.4486°N 88.0720°W	167	Simple Cycle	[24]	1999
Fox Energy Center	Town of Kaukauna, Wisconsin	44.3205°N 88.2089°W	568	2x1 Combined Cycle	[25]	2005/2006
Germantown Gas Turbine	Germantown, Wisconsin	43°11′46″N 88°09′01″W	81	Simple Cycle	[26]	2000	see also petrol
Neenah Power Plant	Neenah, Wisconsin	44.1936°N 88.5064°W	299	Simple Cycle (x2)	[27]	2000
Paris Generating Station	Town of Paris, near Union Grove, Wisconsin	42°39′57″N 88°00′47″W	362	Simple Cycle (x4)	[28]	1995
Port Washington Generating Station	Port Washington, Wisconsin	43°58′37″N 87°52′12″W	1204	2x1 Combined Cycle (x2)	[29]	2005/2008
Pulliam Power Plant	Green Bay, Wisconsin	44.5400°N 88.0086°W	80	Simple Cycle	[30]	2003
Riverside Energy Center	Town of Beloit, Wisconsin	42°34′58″N 89°02′07″W	567	2x1 Combined Cycle	[31]	2004
RockGen Energy Center	Town of Christiana, Wisconsin	42°58′37″N 89°02′55″W	489	Simple Cycle (x3)	[32]	2001
Sheboygan Falls Plant	Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin	43.7518°N 87.8781°W	306	Simple Cycle (x2)	[33]	2005
South Fond Du Lac	Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin	43.7353°N 88.4967°W	344	Simple Cycle (x4)	[34]	1993-1996
Valley Power Plant	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	43°01′47″N 87°55′26″W	263	Steam Turbine (x2)	[35]	1968/1969
West Campus Cogeneration Facility	Madison, Wisconsin	43.0751°N 89.4251°W	126	1x1 Combined Cycle	[36]	2005
West Marinette Plant	Marinette, Wisconsin	45.0869°N 87.6881°W	154	Simple Cycle (x4)	[37]	1971-2000
Weston Generating Station	Rothschild, Wisconsin	44°51′31″N 89°38′59″W	75	Simple Cycle	[38]	1960	see also coal
Wheaton Generating Plant	Town of Wheaton, Wisconsin	44°53′09″N 91°30′57″W	186	Simple Cycle (x4)	[39]	1973
Whitewater Cogeneration Plant	Whitewater, Wisconsin	42°51′19″N 88°43′48″W	261	1x1 Combined Cycle	[40]	1997

Petroleum-fired

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Ref	Year Opened	Note
Epic Verona Power Plant	Verona, Wisconsin	42.9968°N 89.5687°W	41	Reciprocating Engine (x18)	[11]	2009/2013
French Island Generating Plant	La Crosse, Wisconsin	43.8292°N 91.2597°W	122	Simple Cycle (x2)	[41]	1974	see also biomass/refuse
Germantown Power Plant	Germantown, Wisconsin	43°11′46″N 88°009′01″W	189	Simple Cycle (x4)	[26]	1978	see also gas
Manitowoc Power Plant	Manitowoc, Wisconsin	44.082°N 87.6558°W	58	Steam Turbine	[42]	2007	petroleum coke. see also biomass/refuse

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[11]
Renew Wisconsin maintains additional data on the state's renewable generation resources.

Biomass & Refuse

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Fuel Type	Ref	Year Opened	Note
Ameresco Janesville	Rock County	42.7083°N 89.0208°W	3.0	landfill gas		2004
Bay Front Plant	Ashland County	46.5872°N 90.9017°W	47.0	wood/ wood waste	[43]	1952	co-fired with natural gas
Berlin Landfill	Green Lake County	43.9603°N 88.9158°W	2.4	landfill gas		2001
Dane Community Digester	Dane County	43.2172°N 89.4792°W	2.0	biogas		2011
Dairyland WTE Plant	Brown County	44.5401°N 87.8056°W	1.4	biogas		2012
Deertrack Park Landfill	Jefferson County	43.0900°N 88.7397°W	6.4	landfill gas		2006/2007
FCPC Renewable Generation	Milwaukee County	43.0300°N 87.9409°W	2.0	biogas		2013
Fiber Recovery Landfill	Marathon County	44.8875°N 89.3859°W	2.4	landfill gas		2008
Flambeau River Papers	Price County	45.9356°N 90.4472°W	5.7	wood/ wood waste	[44]	1982
French Island Generating Plant	La Crosse County	43.8292°N 91.2597°W	16.0	wood/ wood waste/ refuse	[45]	1940/1948	co-fired with petrol
GL Dairy Biogas	Dane County	43.1244°N 89.5450°W	2.0	biogas		2013
GreenWhey Energy	Polk County	45.3903°N 92.1625°W	3.2	biogas		2013
Holsum Dairy	Calumet County	44.1150°N 88.2172°W	2.2	biogas		2001/2006
Kaukauna Paper Mill	Outagamie County	44.2826°N 88.2534°W	32.6	wood/ wood waste	[46]	1951/1962/ 1977
Metro Landfill GR	Milwaukee County	42.8506°N 88.0697°W	3.2	landfill gas		2000
MMSD Wastewater	Milwaukee County	42.8869°N 87.8422°W	5.0	biogas		2000/2009/ 2010
Manitowoc Power Plant	Manitowoc County	44.0820°N 87.6558°W	44.0	wood/ wood waste	[47]	1955/1962
Mosinee Mill	Marathon County	44.7881°N 89.6917°W	48.0	wood/ wood waste		1951/1976
Nekoosa Paper Mill	Wood County	44.3142°N 89.8964°W	12.5	wood/ wood waste	[48]	1991
Outagamie Landfill Cogen	Outagamie County	44.2869°N 88.3339°W	6.4	landfill gas		2007/2016
Pheasant Run Landfill GR	Kenosha County	42.5825°N 88.0436°W	8.8	landfill gas		1992/1996/ 2000/2002
Richland Center	Richland County	43.3144°N 90.3731°W	1.6	biogas		2013
Ridgeview Landfill GR	Manitowoc County	44.1750°N 87.8285°W	6.4	landfill gas		2002/2006
Rothschild Biomass Cogen Facilty	Marathon County	44.8878°N 89.6297°W	46.1	wood/ wood waste	[49]	2013
Timberline Trail Landfill GR	Rusk County	45.4533°N 91.3583°W	4.0	landfill gas		2006
Winnebago Landfill GR	Winnebago County	44.0830°N 88.5411°W	3.9	landfill gas		2000/2007/ 2010/2019
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill	Wood County	44.8878°N 89.6297°W	64.7	wood/ wood waste	[50]	1968/1991

Hydroelectric

• WE Energies operates 13 hydro facilities, totaling 89 MW.[51]
• Alliant Energy operates 2 hydro facilities, maxing out at 31 MW.[52]

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Ref	Year Opened	Notes
Big Fall Hydro	Rusk County	44.6194°N 89.0149°W	3.3		1922	1.1MW added 1993
Biron Falls Hydro	Wood County	44.4321°N 89.7791°W	5.4		1896	2.6MW added 1921
Castle Rock Hydro	Adams County	43.8656°N 89.9514°W	15.0		1950
Cornell Hydro	Chippewa County	45.164°N 91.1574°W	35.3		1976
Dells Hydro	Eau Claire County	44.8281°N 91.5111°W	12.3		1923
DuBay Hydro	Portage County	44.4741°N 89.495°W	7.2		1942
Flambeau Hydro Station	Rusk County	45.4918°N 91.0472°W	22.0		1951
Grandfather Falls Hydro	Lincoln County	45.3019°N 89.7917°W	17.2		1938
Holcombe Hydro	Chippewa County	45.2236°N 91.1272°W	33.9		1950
Jim Falls Hydro	Chippewa County	45.051°N 91.274°W	59.8		1988
Kilbourn Hydro	Columbia County	43.6258°N 89.7808°W	9.7		1926	units added 1935-1939
Ladysmith Hydro	Rusk County	45.4647°N 91.0832°W	1.0		1940	0.4MW added 1983
Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro	Marinette County	45.7736°N 87.9894°W	9.0		1900	units added 1909-1916
Petenwell Hydro	Juneau County	44.0572°N 90.0217°W	20.0		1949
Prairie Du Sac Hydro	Sauk County	43.3099°N 89.7278°W	33.4		1915	units added 1920-1922, 1938-1940
St Croix Falls Hydro	Polk County	45.4117°N 92.6469°W	23.2		1910	units added 1917, 1923
Stevens Point Hydro	Portage County	44.5161°N 89.5858°W	4.8		1918
Twin Falls Hydro	Florence County	45.8728°N 88.0708°W	9.2		2016
Whiting Hydro	Portage County	44.4873°N 89.5760°W	5.1	[53]	1891	1.2MW added 1993
Wisconsin Rapids Hydro	Wood County	44.3939°N 89.8250°W	8.8		1903	4.6MW added 1920
Wissota Hydro	Chippewa County	44.9378°N 91.3406°W	39.4		1917

Wind

Project Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Ref	Year Opened	Note
Blue Sky Green Field Wind Energy Center	Towns of Marshfield and Calumet in Fond du Lac County	43.8794°N 88.2708°W	145	[54]	2008
Butler Ridge Wind Energy Center	Dodge County	43.4003°N 88.4811°W	54	[55]	2009
Cashton Greens Wind Farm	Cashton, Wisconsin at the Organic Valley corporate headquarters	43.7339°N 90.8050°W	5.0	[56]	2012
Cedar Ridge Wind Farm	Towns of Eden and Empire in Fond du Lac County	43.6926°N 88.3297°W	68	[57]	2008
Forward Wind Energy Center	Near Brownsville, Wisconsin in Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties	43°37′1″N 88°29′28″W	129	[58]	2008
Galactic Wind Farm	Near Waunakee, Wisconsin in Dane County	43.1751°N 89.5503°W	10	[59]	2012
Glacier Hills Wind Park	Towns of Randolph and Scott in Columbia County	43.5638°N 89.1480°W	162	[60]	2011
Monfort Wind Energy Center	Town of Eden in Iowa County, Wisconsin	42.9625°N 90.3867°W	30	[61]	2002
Quilt Block Wind Farm	Lafayette County	42.6733°N 90.2653°W	98	[62]	2017
Rosiere Wind Farm	Towns of Lincoln and Red River in Kewaunee County	44.6695°N 87.6333°W	11	[63][64]	1999
Shirley Windpower	Brown County	44.3481°N 87.9278°W	20	[65]	2010

Solar

Project Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MWAC)	Ref	Year Opened	Note
Arcadia Solar	Trempealeau County	44.2434°N 91.4582°W	5.0	[66][67]	2019
Cashton Solar	Monroe County	43.7370°N 90.8050°W	2.0	[66][68][69]	2019
Cumberland Solar	Barron County	45.5110°N 92.0250°W	2.5	[66][67]	2019
Fennimore Solar	Grant County	42.9710°N 90.6620°W	3.0	[66][67][70]	2019
Flambeau Solar	Price County	45.7368°N 90.4710°W	2.5	[71]	2017
Medford DPC Solar	Taylor County	45.1630°N 90.3729°W	2.0	[72]	2017
New Auburn DPC Solar	Chippewa County	45.2100°N 91.4353°W	2.5	[72]	2018
New Lisbon Solar	Juneau County	43.8830°N 90.1360°W	2.5	[66][73]	2019
Rock River Solar	Rock County	42.5788°N 89.0330°W	2.1	[74][75]	2016
Warren DPC Solar	St Croix County	44.9596°N 92.5182°W	2.2	[72]	2017

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External links

• http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/st_profiles/wisconsin.pdf
• https://web.archive.org/web/20101229213558/http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfm?sid=WI