Viresco Turtle Lake
Other power plant · Polk County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
3.2 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#181
of 278 plants
In service since
2013
September 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Viresco Turtle Lake
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Wisconsin
- #26 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 58747
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2013 | 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
| Little Chute | Hydro | 3.3 MW |
| Timberline Trail Gas Recovery | Other | 3.2 MW |
| Ameresco Janesville | Other | 3.0 MW |
| Barron Solar Array | Solar | 3.0 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 3.2 MW solar plant and a 3.2 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