WEST CAMPUS COGENERATION FACILITY

How WEST CAMPUS COGENERATION FACILITY compares

With 169 MW of capacity, WEST CAMPUS COGENERATION FACILITY ranks 22nd among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 13th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.6% of Wisconsin's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 575th-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, MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 8 operating plants in Wisconsin totaling 533 MW. It shares Dane County with 8 other operating plants, including ROCKGEN ENERGY CENTER and BLOUNT STREET.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 169 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 282 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), down 28% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FITCHBURG (138 kV), about 4.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, about 2.5 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 874 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROCKGEN ENERGY CENTER (561 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, about 1.0 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