Grantsburg Diesel
Other power plant · Burnett County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
6.4 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#133
of 278 plants
In service since
1963
December 1963
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co
- County
- Burnett County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Wisconsin
- #18 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 4021
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 1968 | Operating |
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | 0.7 MW | 0.8 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.7 MW | 0.8 MW | 1963 | 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 6.4 MW solar plant and a 6.4 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