CEDAR RIDGE

How CEDAR RIDGE compares

With 68 MW of capacity, CEDAR RIDGE ranks 31st among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 4th of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Wisconsin's operating Wind capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 335th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 90% of the 141 operating Wisconsin plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT CO, runs 8 operating plants in Wisconsin totaling 3,001 MW. It shares Fond du Lac County with 2 other operating plants, SOUTH FOND DU LAC and BLUE SKY GREEN FIELD WIND PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 68 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 175 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is OHMSTEAD (138 kV), about 6.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO, about 2.2 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,061 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SOUTH FOND DU LAC (382 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, 324 E Wisconsin in Milwaukee, about 49.9 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