🌿 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
Where biomass plants sit in Wisconsin
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 |