Capitol Heat and Power
Other power plant · Dane County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
2.0 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#225
of 278 plants
In service since
2011
July 2011
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- State of Wisconsin
- County
- Dane County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Wisconsin
- #30 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 54406
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P31 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2011 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| P32 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2011 | 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.
Similarly sized plants in Wisconsin
| Kimberly Mill | Hydro | 2.1 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 2.0 MW solar plant and a 2.0 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