Galactic Wind
Wind power plant · Dane County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
9.9 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#103
of 278 plants
In service since
2012
December 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Galactic Wind
- County
- Dane County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among wind plants in Wisconsin
- #11 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 62161
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWT | Onshore Wind Turbine | 9.9 MW | 9.9 MW | 2012 | 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
| Wind Turbine | Wind | 11 MW |
| Dane County Airport Solar | Solar | 11 MW |
| Kilbourn | Hydro | 9.7 MW |
| Metro Gas Recovery | Other | 9.2 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 9.9 MW solar plant and a 9.9 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