Elk Mound
Natural gas power plant · Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
71 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#49
of 278 plants
In service since
2001
June 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Dairyland Power Coop
- County
- Chippewa County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.36%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Wisconsin
- #22 of 41
- EIA plant code
- 7863
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 36 MW | 31 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 36 MW | 34 MW | 2001 | Operating |
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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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 71 MW solar plant and a 71 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