DE PERE ENERGY CENTER

How DE PERE ENERGY CENTER compares

With 187 MW of capacity, DE PERE ENERGY CENTER ranks 21st among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 12th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.9% of Wisconsin's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 551st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is newer than 71% of the 141 operating Wisconsin plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP, runs 15 operating plants in Wisconsin totaling 2,193 MW. It shares Brown County with one other operating plant, SHIRLEY WIND.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 192 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 138 GWh in 2024 (an 8.2% capacity factor), down 16% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is RED MAPLE (138 kV), about 2.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO, about 0.2 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 843 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FOX ENERGY CENTER (620 MW, Natural Gas).

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