Bear Creek (WI)
Solar power plant · Richland County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
50 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#62
of 278 plants
In service since
2022
September 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Wisconsin Power & Light Co
- County
- Richland County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.25%
- Rank among solar plants in Wisconsin
- #16 of 115
- EIA plant code
- 65009
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 50 MW | 50 MW | 2022 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Wisconsin
| Diesel Generators | Other | 54 MW |
| Albany Solar (WI) | Solar | 50 MW |
| Beaver Dam Solar | Solar | 50 MW |
| Cassville Solar | Solar | 50 MW |
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 50 MW solar plant and a 50 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