Most Polluting Power Plants in Wisconsin

Power plants in Wisconsin emit a combined 36.2M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1Elm Road Generating StationWisconsinCoal6.4M
2Columbia (Wi)WisconsinCoal5.1M
3South Oak CreekWisconsinCoal4.3M
4Port Washington Generating StationWisconsinNatural Gas3.5M
5WestonWisconsinCoal3.3M
6Riverside Energy CenterWisconsinNatural Gas3.2M
7EdgewaterWisconsinCoal2.3M
8Fox Energy CenterWisconsinNatural Gas1.8M
9John P MadgettWisconsinCoal1.7M
10West Riverside Energy CenterWisconsinNatural Gas1.7M
11Alliant Energy NeenahWisconsinNatural Gas405.2k
12Rockgen Energy CenterWisconsinNatural Gas383.8k
13Sheboygan FallsWisconsinNatural Gas366.7k
14Whitewater Generating StationWisconsinNatural Gas312.9k
15Combined Locks Energy CenterWisconsinNatural Gas175.4k
16West Campus Cogeneration FacilityWisconsinNatural Gas167.8k
17West MarinetteWisconsinNatural Gas149.7k
18Valley (Wi)WisconsinNatural Gas148.4k
19Paris (Wi)WisconsinNatural Gas128.7k
20Biron MillWisconsinNatural Gas109.4k
21ConcordWisconsinNatural Gas97.6k
22De Pere Energy CenterWisconsinNatural Gas97.2k
23PulliamWisconsinNatural Gas77.8k
24Consumer Operations LlcWisconsinNatural Gas68.3k
25French IslandWisconsinBiomass34.8k
26ManitowocWisconsinOil33.5k
27Mosinee MillWisconsinBiomass31.5k
28Bay FrontWisconsinBiomass28.1k
29Elk MoundWisconsinNatural Gas26.5k
30Weston RiceWisconsinNatural Gas24.6k
31Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa MillWisconsinBiomass24.5k
32South Fond Du LacWisconsinNatural Gas22.9k
33Mmsd Jones Island WastewaterWisconsinNatural Gas16.8k
34Packaging Of America Tomahawk MillWisconsinBiomass16.1k
35Kaukauna Paper MillWisconsinBiomass15.2k
36GermantownWisconsinNatural Gas15.0k
37Blount StreetWisconsinNatural Gas12.2k
38WaxdaleWisconsinNatural Gas7.7k
39Island Street Peaking PlantWisconsinNatural Gas6.3k
40Marshfield Utilities Gas PlantWisconsinNatural Gas6.0k
41Stevens Point MillWisconsinNatural Gas4.9k
42Mmsd South Shore WastewaterWisconsinBiomass2.5k
43Rhinelander MillWisconsinNatural Gas2.2k
44Custer Energy CenterWisconsinNatural Gas2.2k
45Rothschild Biomass Cogen FacilityWisconsinBiomass1.7k
46Kaukauna Gas TurbineWisconsinNatural Gas801
47Point Beach Nuclear PlantWisconsinNuclear490
48Arcadia ElectricWisconsinOil465
49Diesel GeneratorsWisconsinOil461
50Sycamore (Wi)WisconsinNatural Gas410

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in Wisconsin. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/wisconsin

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