BUTLER RIDGE

How BUTLER RIDGE compares

With 54 MW of capacity, BUTLER RIDGE ranks 38th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 5th of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.7% of Wisconsin's operating Wind capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 368th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 92% of the 141 operating Wisconsin plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Dodge County with 2 other operating plants, FORWARD WIND ENERGY CENTER and WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL CENTRAL HEATING PLT.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 54 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 140 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is HARTFORD (138 kV), about 7.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO, about 5.9 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 964 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CONCORD (382 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, 324 E Wisconsin in Milwaukee, about 39.7 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology