List of power stations in Wisconsin

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Wisconsin's electric power net generation by primary energy source, 2006.[1]
  Coal 65%
  Nuclear 19.8%
  Natural gas 8.7%
  Hydroelectric 2.7%
  Other Renewable 2.2%
  Petroleum 1.4%
  Other 0.2%

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Wisconsin, sorted by type and name.


Contents

[edit] Nuclear power stations

Plant Location Coords. Notes
Kewaunee Nuclear Generating Station Carlton, Wisconsin 44°20′34″N 87°32′13″W / 44.34291°N 87.53695°W / 44.34291; -87.53695
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Genoa, Wisconsin (Closed) 43°33′36″N 91°13′53″W / 43.56006°N 91.23148°W / 43.56006; -91.23148
Point Beach Nuclear Generating Station Two Rivers, Wisconsin 44°16′55″N 87°32′10″W / 44.28181°N 87.53599°W / 44.28181; -87.53599

[edit] Coal-fired

Plant Location Coords. Notes
Alma Generating Station Alma, Wisconsin 44°18′30″N 91°54′39″W / 44.30833°N 91.91083°W / 44.30833; -91.91083 [1]
Blount Generating Station Madison, Wisconsin 43°4′45″N 89°22′27″W / 43.07917°N 89.37417°W / 43.07917; -89.37417 [2]
Columbia Energy Center Portage, Wisconsin 43°29′10″N 89°25′13″W / 43.48611°N 89.42028°W / 43.48611; -89.42028
Edgewater Generating Station Sheboygan, Wisconsin 43°42′56″N 87°42′23″W / 43.71556°N 87.70639°W / 43.71556; -87.70639
E. J. Stoneman Generating Station Cassville, Wisconsin 42°42′30″N 90°59′5″W / 42.70833°N 90.98472°W / 42.70833; -90.98472 [3]
Genoa Generating Station Genoa, Wisconsin 43°33′33″N 91°13′55″W / 43.55917°N 91.23194°W / 43.55917; -91.23194 [4]
John P. Madgett Generating Station Alma, Wisconsin 44°18′11″N 91°54′45″W / 44.30306°N 91.9125°W / 44.30306; -91.9125 [5]
Nelson Dewey Generating Station Cassville, Wisconsin 42°43′21″N 91°0′31″W / 42.7225°N 91.00861°W / 42.7225; -91.00861 [6]
Pleasant Prairie Power Plant (P4) Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin 42°32′17″N 87°54′17″W / 42.53806°N 87.90472°W / 42.53806; -87.90472 [7]
J. P. Pulliam Generating Station Green Bay, Wisconsin 44°32′24″N 88°00′31″W / 44.54°N 88.00861°W / 44.54; -88.00861
Oak Creek Power Plant Oak Creek, Wisconsin 42°50′40″N 87°49′43″W / 42.84444°N 87.82861°W / 42.84444; -87.82861 [8]
Valley Power Plant Milwaukee, Wisconsin 43°1′47″N 87°55′26″W / 43.02972°N 87.92389°W / 43.02972; -87.92389 [9]
Weston Generating Station Town of Weston, near Rothschild, Wisconsin 44°51′31″N 89°38′59″W / 44.85861°N 89.64972°W / 44.85861; -89.64972 [10]

[edit] Gas-fired (or combined gas/coal)

Plant Location Coords. Notes
Blackhawk Generating Station Beloit, Wisconsin 42°30′23″N 89°1′56″W / 42.50639°N 89.03222°W / 42.50639; -89.03222
Concord Generating Station Watertown, Wisconsin 43°10′5″N 88°41′13″W / 43.16806°N 88.68694°W / 43.16806; -88.68694 [11]
Fox Energy Center Town of Kaukauna, Wisconsin [12] [13] [14]
Germantown Generating Station Germantown, Wisconsin 43°11′46″N 88°9′1″W / 43.19611°N 88.15028°W / 43.19611; -88.15028 [15]
Paris Generating Station Town of Paris, near Union Grove, Wisconsin 42°39′57″N 88°00′47″W / 42.66583°N 88.01306°W / 42.66583; -88.01306 [16]
Port Washington Generating Station Port Washington, Wisconsin 43°58′37″N 87°52′12″W / 43.97694°N 87.87°W / 43.97694; -87.87 [17]
Riverside Energy Center Town of Beloit, Wisconsin 42°34′58″N 89°2′7″W / 42.58278°N 89.03528°W / 42.58278; -89.03528 [18]
RockGen Energy Center Town of Christiana, Wisconsin 42°58′37″N 89°2′55″W / 42.97694°N 89.04861°W / 42.97694; -89.04861 [19]
Rock River Generating Station Town of Beloit, Wisconsin 42°34′55″N 89°1′39″W / 42.58194°N 89.0275°W / 42.58194; -89.0275
West Campus Cogeneration Facility Madison, Wisconsin [20]
Wheaton Generating Plant Town of Wheaton, Wisconsin 44°53′9″N 91°30′57″W / 44.88583°N 91.51583°W / 44.88583; -91.51583 [21]
Whitewater Cogen Whitewater, Wisconsin 42°51′19″N 88°43′48″W / 42.85528°N 88.73°W / 42.85528; -88.73 [22]

[edit] Wind farms

Name Location Coords. Notes
Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm towns of Marshfield and Calumet in Fond du Lac County [23]
Forward Wind Energy Center Around Brownsville, Wisconsin 43°37′1″N 88°29′28″W / 43.61694°N 88.49111°W / 43.61694; -88.49111 [24]

[edit] Petroleum-fired

[edit] Hydro-electric

Hydro-electric power stations

  • WE Energies operates 13 hydro facilities, totaling 89 MW.[27]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Data from EIA

[edit] External links


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