CONCORD

How CONCORD compares

With 382 MW of capacity, CONCORD ranks 12th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 5th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.9% of Wisconsin's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 389th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1993, it is newer than 68% of the 141 operating Wisconsin plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO, runs 13 operating plants in Wisconsin totaling 5,238 MW. It shares Jefferson County with 2 other operating plants, LSP-WHITEWATER LP and DEERTRACK PARK GAS RECOVERY.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 382 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 175 GWh in 2024 (a 5.2% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1993 and 1994.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CONCORD SW YD (138 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 905 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROCKGEN ENERGY CENTER (561 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 5 mapped data centers; the nearest is Network 222 in Madison, about 35.9 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