FOX ENERGY CENTER

How FOX ENERGY CENTER compares

With 620 MW of capacity, FOX ENERGY CENTER ranks 9th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 3rd of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.5% of Wisconsin's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 245th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 85% 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 Outagamie County with 11 other operating plants, including ISLAND STREET PEAKING PLANT and COMBINED LOCKS ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 619 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 4,456 GWh in 2024 (an 82% capacity factor), up 5% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2005 and 2006.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is COMBINED LOCKS (138 kV), about 5.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 13 operating power plants totaling 781 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ALLIANT ENERGY NEENAH (371 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