West Campus Cogeneration Facility
Natural gas power plant · Dane County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
169 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#29
of 278 plants
In service since
2005
April 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Madison Gas & Electric Co
- County
- Dane County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.86%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Wisconsin
- #17 of 41
- EIA plant code
- 7991
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 61 MW | 65 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 54 MW | 34 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 54 MW | 33 MW | 2005 | 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
| French Island | Other | 188 MW |
| West Marinette | Natural gas | 187 MW |
| Glacier Hills | Wind | 162 MW |
| Badger Hollow I | Solar | 150 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 169 MW solar plant and a 169 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