🌿 Biomass Power Plants in Wisconsin
Wisconsin operates 23 biomass power plants totaling 559 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 1.2M MWh.
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.
Plants23operating
Capacity558 MWnameplate
Generation1.2M MWhannual
All Wisconsin biomass plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Island | La Cross | La Crosse County | 188 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill | Wisconsin Rapids | Wood County | 72 MW | Pcr Rapids 1 Op, Llc |
| Rothschild Biomass Cogen Facility | Rothschild | Marathon County | 58 MW | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| Bay Front | Ashland | Ashland County | 47 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Kaukauna Paper Mill | Kaukauna | Outagamie County | 45 MW | Thilmany Llc |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa Mill | Nekoosa | Wood County | 39 MW | Domtar Industries Inc |
| Mosinee Mill | Mosinee | Marathon County | 23 MW | Ahlstrom-Munksjo Na Specialty Solutions, Llc |
| Packaging Of America Tomahawk Mill | Tomahawk | Lincoln County | 19 MW | Pca-Tomahawk Mill |
| Omega Hills Gas Recovery | Germantown | Washington County | 13 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Metro Gas Recovery | Franklin | Milwaukee County | 9 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Pheasant Run Landfill Gas Recovery | Bristol | Kenosha County | 9 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Deertrack Park Gas Recovery | Watertown | Jefferson County | 6 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Mmsd South Shore Wastewater | Oak Creek | Milwaukee County | 5 MW | Milwaukee Metro Sewerage Dist |
| Ridgeview | Whitelaw | Manitowoc County | 5 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Timberline Trail Gas Recovery | Weyerhaeser | Rusk County | 3 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Viresco Turtle Lake | Turtle Lake | Polk County | 3 MW | Viresco Turtle Lake |
| Ameresco Janesville | Janesville | Rock County | 3 MW | Ameresco Janesville Llc |
| Winnebago County Landfill Gas | Oshkosh | Winnebago County | 3 MW | Winnebago County |
| Berlin Landfill Gas | Berlin | Green Lake County | 2 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Fiber Recovery, Inc. | Ringle | Marathon County | 2 MW | Fiber Recovery, Inc |
| Richland Center Renewable Energy Llc | Richland Center | Richland County | 2 MW | Richland Center Renewable Energy Llc |
| Dairyland Wte Plant | New Franken | Brown County | 1 MW | Energy Systems Group Llc |
| Onalaska Campus Landfill Biogas | Onalaska | La Crosse County | 1 MW | Gundersen Lutheran Biogas I Llc |