GLACIER HILLS

How GLACIER HILLS compares

With 162 MW of capacity, GLACIER HILLS ranks 24th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and is the largest of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 26% of Wisconsin's operating Wind capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 99th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2011, it is newer than 94% 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 Columbia County with 2 other operating plants, COLUMBIA and KILBOURN.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 162 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 372 GWh in 2024 (a 26% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ACEC CAMBRIA (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 2 operating power plants totaling 1,027 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is COLUMBIA (1,023 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Network 222 in Madison, about 36.0 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