List of power stations in Wisconsin

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.

Nuclear power stations

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

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
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 (Briefly operated burning Bio-Mass Fuel) Cassville, Wisconsin 42°42′30″N 90°59′5″W / 42.70833°N 90.98472°W / 42.70833; -90.98472 Closed 2015.[2]
Genoa Generating Station Genoa, Wisconsin 43°33′33″N 91°13′55″W / 43.55917°N 91.23194°W / 43.55917; -91.23194
John P. Madgett Generating Station Alma, Wisconsin 44°18′11″N 91°54′45″W / 44.30306°N 91.91250°W / 44.30306; -91.91250
Nelson Dewey Generating Station Cassville, Wisconsin 42°43′21″N 91°0′31″W / 42.72250°N 91.00861°W / 42.72250; -91.00861 . Closed 2015.[2]
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
J. P. Pulliam Generating Station Green Bay, Wisconsin 44°32′24″N 88°00′31″W / 44.54000°N 88.00861°W / 44.54000; -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
Weston Generating Station Rothschild, Wisconsin 44°51′31″N 89°38′59″W / 44.85861°N 89.64972°W / 44.85861; -89.64972

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
Blount Generating Station Madison, Wisconsin 43°4′45″N 89°22′27″W / 43.07917°N 89.37417°W / 43.07917; -89.37417
Concord Generating Station Watertown, Wisconsin 43°10′5″N 88°41′13″W / 43.16806°N 88.68694°W / 43.16806; -88.68694
Fox Energy Center Town of Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Germantown Power Plant Germantown, Wisconsin 43°11′46″N 88°9′1″W / 43.19611°N 88.15028°W / 43.19611; -88.15028
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
Port Washington Generating Station Port Washington, Wisconsin 43°58′37″N 87°52′12″W / 43.97694°N 87.87000°W / 43.97694; -87.87000
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
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
Rock River Generating Station Town of Beloit, Wisconsin 42°34′55″N 89°1′39″W / 42.58194°N 89.02750°W / 42.58194; -89.02750
Valley Power Plant Milwaukee, Wisconsin 43°1′47″N 87°55′26″W / 43.02972°N 87.92389°W / 43.02972; -87.92389
West Campus Cogeneration Facility Madison, Wisconsin
Wheaton Generating PlantTown of Wheaton, Wisconsin 44°53′9″N 91°30′57″W / 44.88583°N 91.51583°W / 44.88583; -91.51583
Whitewater Cogen Whitewater, Wisconsin 42°51′19″N 88°43′48″W / 42.85528°N 88.73000°W / 42.85528; -88.73000

Wind farms

Name Location Coords. Notes
Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm towns of Marshfield and Calumet in Fond du Lac County
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
Shirley Wind Town of Glenmore in Brown County

Petroleum-fired

Hydro-electric

Hydro-electric power stations


References

  1. Data from EIA
  2. 1 2 Reber, Craig (January 3, 2016). "Cassville plants power down in 2015". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, IA.

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