Arcadia Electric
Natural gas power plant · Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Arcadia - (WI)
- County
- Trempealeau County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Wisconsin
- #37 of 41
- EIA plant code
- 4100
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1972 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1987 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2007 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2002 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2002 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2002 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 1956 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1947 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 1940 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1930 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Dane County Solar LLC | Solar | 17 MW |
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 17 MW solar plant and a 17 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Wisconsin power plants · What Wisconsin actually generates