ROCKGEN ENERGY CENTER

How ROCKGEN ENERGY CENTER compares

With 561 MW of capacity, ROCKGEN ENERGY CENTER ranks 10th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 4th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.6% of Wisconsin's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 290th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 76% of the 141 operating Wisconsin plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Dane County with 8 other operating plants, including WEST CAMPUS COGENERATION FACILITY and BLOUNT STREET.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 561 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 405 GWh in 2024 (an 8.2% capacity factor), down 30% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ROCKDALE (138 kV), under 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 1,125 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CONCORD (382 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Network 222 in Madison, about 18.3 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