PARIS

How PARIS compares

With 382 MW of capacity, PARIS ranks 12th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 5th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.9% of Wisconsin's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 389th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1995, it is newer than 70% 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 Kenosha County with one other operating plant, PHEASANT RUN LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 382 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 227 GWh in 2024 (a 6.8% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is PARIS (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 6 operating power plants totaling 3,262 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ELM ROAD GENERATING STATION (1,403 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is 324 E Wisconsin in Milwaukee, about 26.3 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