PORT WASHINGTON GENERATING STATION

How PORT WASHINGTON GENERATING STATION compares

With 1,209 MW of capacity, PORT WASHINGTON GENERATING STATION ranks 4th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and is the largest of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 19% of Wisconsin's operating Natural Gas capacity and 7.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 59th-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 ELECTRIC POWER CO, runs 13 operating plants in Wisconsin totaling 5,238 MW.

EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,230 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 7,547 GWh in 2024 (a 70% capacity factor), down 2% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2005 and 2008.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CEDARSAUK (345 kV), about 4.5 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 1,045 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is EDGEWATER (770 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, 324 E Wisconsin in Milwaukee, about 24.0 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