Weston RICE
Natural gas power plant · Marathon County, Wisconsin
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Wisconsin Public Service Corp
- County
- Marathon County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 0.67%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Wisconsin
- #18 of 41
- EIA plant code
- 66059
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| W12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| W13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| W14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| W15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| W16 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| W17 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2023 | 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
| Two Creeks Solar | Solar | 150 MW |
| Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project | Wind | 145 MW |
| Forward Wind Energy Center | Wind | 129 MW |
| Manitowoc | Other | 117 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 132 MW solar plant and a 132 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