Metro Gas Recovery
Other power plant · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
9.2 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#105
of 278 plants
In service since
1985
December 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- WM Renewable Energy LLC
- County
- Milwaukee County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among other plants in Wisconsin
- #10 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 50576
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 3.0 MW | 2.9 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 3.0 MW | 2.9 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2000 | 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
| Galactic Wind | Wind | 9.9 MW |
| Kilbourn | Hydro | 9.7 MW |
| Twin Falls (WI) | Hydro | 9.2 MW |
| Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project | Hydro | 9.0 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 9.2 MW solar plant and a 9.2 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