WI · State grid profile

Wisconsin power grid

Wisconsin's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Coal. Its 266 plants represent 18,821 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 2,710 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity18,821 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants266645 operating generators
Proposed capacity2,710 MW14.4% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations6Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Wisconsin capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas46.3%8,719 MW
Coal26.6%5,014 MW
Solar11.2%2,109 MW
Nuclear6.8%1,286 MW
Wind4.4%826 MW
Hydro2.8%535 MW
Biomass1.7%323 MW
Storage0%9 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Wisconsin power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Elm Road Generating StationPlant 56068CoalOak Creek, WIMilwaukee CountyWisconsin Electric Power Co1,403 MW
Point Beach Nuclear PlantPlant 4046NuclearTwo Rivers, WIManitowoc CountyNextEra Energy Point Beach LLC1,311 MW
Port Washington Generating StationPlant 4040Oil & gasPort Washington, WIOzaukee CountyWisconsin Electric Power Co1,230 MW
Columbia (WI)Plant 8023CoalPardeville, WIColumbia CountyWisconsin Power & Light Co1,112 MW
WestonPlant 4078CoalRothschild, WIMarathon CountyWisconsin Public Service Corp946 MW
West Riverside Energy CenterPlant 64020Oil & gasBeloit, WIRock CountyWisconsin Power & Light Co728 MW
Riverside Energy CenterPlant 55641Oil & gasBeloit, WIRock CountyWisconsin Power & Light Co675 MW
South Oak CreekPlant 4041CoalOak Creek, WIMilwaukee CountyWisconsin Electric Power Co642 MW
Fox Energy CenterPlant 56031Oil & gasWrightstown, WIOutagamie CountyWisconsin Public Service Corp619 MW
RockGen Energy CenterPlant 55391Oil & gasCambridge, WIDane CountyDairyland Power Coop561 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap