WEST MARINETTE

How WEST MARINETTE compares

With 167 MW of capacity, WEST MARINETTE ranks 23rd among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 14th 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 581st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1971, it is newer than 55% of the 141 operating Wisconsin plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP, runs 15 operating plants in Wisconsin totaling 2,193 MW. It shares Marinette County with 8 other operating plants, including WEST MARINETTE 34 and LITTLE QUINNESEC FALLS HYDRO PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 187 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 167 MW). Net generation was 30.6 GWh in 2024 (a 1.9% capacity factor), down 76% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1971 and 1993.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WEST MARINETTE SW YD (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 7 operating power plants totaling 100 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WEST MARINETTE 34 (83 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology