electricity-generating
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery (transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its storag ...
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
s in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Wisconsin had a total summer capacity of 15,312 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 66,774 GWh. The corresponding electrical energy generation mix in 2021 was 41.8% coal, 33.8% natural gas, 15.2% nuclear, 3.8% hydroelectric, 2.5% wind, 1.7% biomass (including
refuse-derived fuel
Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) is a fuel produced from various types of waste such as municipal solid waste (MSW), industrial waste or commercial waste.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development provides a definition:
''"Selected wast ...
), solar (0.9%), and Petroleum (0.3%).
The Fox River powered the world's first commercial hydroelectric central power station, the
Vulcan Street Plant
The Vulcan Street Plant was the first Edison hydroelectric central station.National Historic Engineering Landmark, is located near the original site in Appleton. Wisconsin also has the nation's oldest (since 1891) continuously operating hydroelectric facility in Whiting according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
During the first half of the 20th century, Wisconsin's utility companies pioneered efficiency improvements for coal-fired electricity generation at the former East Wells (Onieda) Street Power Plant, and former Port Washington Power Plant.
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced b ...
has generated Wisconsin's largest share of carbon-free electrical energy since 1970. Natural gas generation has nearly quadrupled over the past decade to replace retiring facilities and satisfy rising demand.
Nuclear power stations
Retired facilities:
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Kewaunee Nuclear Generating Station
The Kewaunee Power Station is a decommissioned nuclear power plant, located on a plot in the town of Carlton, Wisconsin, southeast of Green Bay, Wisconsin in Kewaunee County, and south of the city of Kewaunee.
KPS was the third nuclear pow ...
- 556 MW: operated 1974-2013
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La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) is a retired Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) nuclear power plant located near La Crosse, Wisconsin in the small village of Genoa, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, approximately 17 miles south of La Crosse along the ...
- 50 MW: operated 1969-1987
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Coal-fired
Natural gas-fired
Petroleum-fired
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.Renew Wisconsin maintains additional data on the state's renewable generation resources.
Biomass & Refuse
Hydroelectric
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WE Energies
In Modern English, ''we'' is a plural, first-person pronoun.
Morphology
In Standard Modern English, ''we'' has six distinct shapes for five word forms:
* ''we'': the nominative (subjective) form
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Alliant Energy
Alliant Energy is a public utility holding company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, providing power in Iowa and Wisconsin.
History
Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) expanded greatly in the late 1920s to include operations in Iowa, ...
operates 2 hydro facilities, maxing out at 31 MW.
Wind
Solar
References
External links
*http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/st_profiles/wisconsin.pdf
*https://web.archive.org/web/20101229213558/http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfm?sid=WI
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...