Oil Power Plants in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 24 oil power plants in the Bywatts database, 6 of them retired and one partly retired with no operable oil units according to EIA-860. Together they total 351 MW of nameplate capacity, 314 MW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is MANITOWOC (123 MW), operated by MANITOWOC PUBLIC UTILITIES.

24Plants
351 MWCombined capacity

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All 24 oil plants in Wisconsin

PlantCapacity (MW)OperatorCommissioned
MANITOWOC123MANITOWOC PUBLIC UTILITIES1955
DIESEL GENERATORS54MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC CO2001
CUSTER ENERGY CENTER25MANITOWOC PUBLIC UTILITIES1999
CUMBERLAND22CITY OF CUMBERLAND - (WI)1939
ARCADIA ELECTRIC17CITY OF ARCADIA - (WI)1930
JUNEAU Retired 201716WISCONSIN RIVER POWER COMPANY·
FREDERIC DIESEL14NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELEC CO1948
BARRON Partly retired9CITY OF BARRON1923
NEW LISBON8CITY OF NEW LISBON1966
SOLON DIESEL8DAHLBERG LIGHT & POWER CO1988
DANBURY DIESEL Retired 20228NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELEC CO·
FENNIMORE7CITY OF FENNIMORE - (WI)1952
GORDON7DAHLBERG LIGHT & POWER CO1949
ELROY7CITY OF ELROY - (WI)1973
GRANTSBURG DIESEL6NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELEC CO1963
WINTER6NORTH CENTRAL POWER CO INC2002
WASHINGTON ISLAND5WASHINGTON ISLAND EL COOP, INC1945
MARATHON ELECTRIC Retired 20213MARATHON ELECTRIC MFG CORP·
ARGYLE2CITY OF ARGYLE - (WI)1929
VIOLA2VILLAGE OF VIOLA2002
FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINE Retired 20212FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINE·
LA FARGE2LA FARGE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CO1990
WPPI HARTFORD DG Retired 20201WPPI ENERGY·
ONEIDA CASINO Retired 2011·WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP·