Cumberland (WI)
Natural gas power plant · Barron County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
21 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#84
of 278 plants
In service since
1939
August 1939
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Cumberland - (WI)
- County
- Barron County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Wisconsin
- #35 of 41
- EIA plant code
- 4112
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.6 MW | 6.2 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 6.5 MW | 6.4 MW | 1979 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.5 MW | 3.5 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.1 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.2 MW | 1954 | Operating |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.7 MW | 0.7 MW | 1945 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1939 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1939 | 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
| Chippewa Falls | Hydro | 22 MW |
| Rhinelander Mill | Natural gas | 21 MW |
| Petenwell | Hydro | 20 MW |
| Shirley Wind | Wind | 20 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 21 MW solar plant and a 21 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