Power Plants Near 54402 — Wausau, WI

31 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 54402 (Wausau, Wisconsin). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.9009, -89.7701 · County: Marathon

Coal 61%Natural Gas 14%Biomass 12%Solar 9%Hydroelectric 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.3 mi	Weston Rothschild, WI	Coal	1,103 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
6.5 mi	Weston Rice Kronenwetter, WI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
6.9 mi	Rothschild Biomass Cogen Facility Rothschild, WI	Biomass	58 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
7.1 mi	Domtar Paper Company Rothschild Rothschild, WI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Domtar Paper Company Rothschild
7.6 mi	Wausau Wausau, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
8.7 mi	Mosinee Mill Mosinee, WI	Biomass	23 MW	Ahlstrom-Munksjo Na Specialty Solutions, Llc
17.3 mi	Du Bay Eau Pleine, WI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
18.8 mi	Fiber Recovery, Inc. Ringle, WI	Biomass	2 MW	Fiber Recovery, Inc
19.6 mi	Merrill Merrill, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
19.8 mi	Alexander Merrill, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
25.6 mi	Marshfield Utilities Gas Plant Marshfield, WI	Natural Gas	60 MW	City Of Marshfield - (Wi)
27.7 mi	Grandfather Falls Irma, WI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
28.2 mi	Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
30.0 mi	Whiting Whiting, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
32.5 mi	Biron Biron, WI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
32.5 mi	Biron Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Natural Gas	62 MW	Nd Paper, Inc.
32.8 mi	Vista Sands Solar Plover, WI	Solar	—	Vista Sands Solar Llc
32.9 mi	Antigo-Forrest Street Solar Project Antigo, WI	Solar	6 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
32.9 mi	Popple Creek (Clark 1) Colby, WI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
34.6 mi	Medford Dpc Solar Medford, WI	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
35.0 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Biomass	72 MW	Pcr Rapids 1 Op, Llc
35.1 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
35.7 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Other	—	Billerud Wisconsin Llc
37.4 mi	Tomahawk Tomahawk, WI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
37.5 mi	Packaging Of America Tomahawk Mill Tomahawk, WI	Biomass	19 MW	Pca-Tomahawk Mill
39.0 mi	Stevens Point Mill Stevens Point, WI	Natural Gas	8 MW	Pixelle Specialty Solution, Llc
39.3 mi	Port Edwards Mill Port Edwards, WI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Domtar Industries Inc
41.0 mi	Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa Mill Nekoosa, WI	Biomass	39 MW	Domtar Industries Inc
43.5 mi	Wood County Nekoosa, WI	Solar	150 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
46.6 mi	Ogema Ogema, WI	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.4 mi	Hat Rapids Rhinelander, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 31 power plants within 50 miles of Wausau, Wisconsin (ZIP 54402), with a combined 1,812 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 31 nearby plants. The closest plant is Weston at 6.3 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Wisconsin, visit the Wisconsin state page.

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