Power plants in Dane County, Wisconsin
23 operating power plants in Dane County, Wisconsin, with 1,125 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
23
Nameplate capacity
1,125 MW
Net generation, 2025
1.02 TWh
19 of 23 plants reported
Largest power plants in Dane County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RockGen Energy CenterNatural gas | 561 | 496 | 10.1% |
| 2 | West Campus Cogeneration FacilityNatural gas | 169 | 305 | 20.6% |
| 3 | Blount StreetNatural gas | 100 | 58.6 | 6.7% |
| 4 | FitchburgNatural gas | 58 | −0.1 | – |
| 5 | Diesel GeneratorsOil | 54 | 0.9 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Sycamore (WI)Natural gas | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | O'Brien Solar FieldsSolar | 22 | 37.4 | 19.3% |
| 8 | Dane County Solar LLCSolar | 17 | 33.7 | 22.2% |
| 9 | Nine SpringsNatural gas | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Dane County Airport SolarSolar | 11 | 17.4 | 18.4% |
| 11 | Galactic WindWind | 9.9 | 21.2 | 24.4% |
| 12 | UW Madison Charter Street PlantNatural gas | 9.7 | 0.0 | – |
| 13 | Hermsdorf SolarSolar | 8.0 | 16.4 | 23.4% |
| 14 | Blount BESSBattery storage | 7.0 | – | – |
| 15 | Huiskamp BESSBattery storage | 7.0 | – | – |
| 16 | West Middleton BESSBattery storage | 7.0 | – | – |
| 17 | Tyto SolarSolar | 6.0 | 11.3 | 21.4% |
| 18 | Strix SolarSolar | 6.0 | 9.3 | – |
| 19 | Middleton Airport SolarSolar | 5.6 | 7.4 | 15.1% |
| 20 | Epic VeronaSolar | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.5% |
| 21 | UW Kegonsa Customer Hosted SolarSolar | 2.3 | 1.6 | – |
| 22 | Middleton Biogas Solar, LLCSolar | 2.2 | 1.9 | 11.1% |
| 23 | McFarland Schools Customer HostedSolar | 1.4 | – | – |
MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources
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