DIESEL GENERATORS

How DIESEL GENERATORS compares

With 54 MW of capacity, DIESEL GENERATORS ranks 38th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 2nd of the 17 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 17% of Wisconsin's operating Oil capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 71st-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 76% of the 141 operating Wisconsin plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 8 operating plants in Wisconsin totaling 533 MW. It shares Dane County with 8 other operating plants, including ROCKGEN ENERGY CENTER and WEST CAMPUS COGENERATION FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 54 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 0.49 GWh in 2024 (a 0.1% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SYCAMORE (138 kV), about 3.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 989 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROCKGEN ENERGY CENTER (561 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Network 222 in Madison, about 0.8 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