Power Plants Near 54411 — Athens, WI

32 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 54411 (Athens, Wisconsin). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.9823, -90.0078 · County: Marathon

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.2 mi	Wausau Wausau, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
18.8 mi	Alexander Merrill, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
19.2 mi	Weston Rothschild, WI	Coal	1,103 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
19.4 mi	Weston Rice Kronenwetter, WI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
19.6 mi	Rothschild Biomass Cogen Facility Rothschild, WI	Biomass	58 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
19.8 mi	Domtar Paper Company Rothschild Rothschild, WI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Domtar Paper Company Rothschild
20.5 mi	Mosinee Mill Mosinee, WI	Biomass	23 MW	Ahlstrom-Munksjo Na Specialty Solutions, Llc
20.8 mi	Merrill Merrill, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
21.8 mi	Medford Dpc Solar Medford, WI	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
22.1 mi	Popple Creek (Clark 1) Colby, WI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
24.5 mi	Grandfather Falls Irma, WI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
24.8 mi	Marshfield Utilities Gas Plant Marshfield, WI	Natural Gas	60 MW	City Of Marshfield - (Wi)
28.1 mi	Du Bay Eau Pleine, WI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
31.1 mi	Fiber Recovery, Inc. Ringle, WI	Biomass	2 MW	Fiber Recovery, Inc
34.5 mi	Tomahawk Tomahawk, WI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
34.5 mi	Packaging Of America Tomahawk Mill Tomahawk, WI	Biomass	19 MW	Pca-Tomahawk Mill
35.8 mi	Ogema Ogema, WI	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.4 mi	Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
39.7 mi	Biron Biron, WI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
39.8 mi	Biron Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Natural Gas	62 MW	Nd Paper, Inc.
40.2 mi	Whiting Whiting, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
40.4 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Other	—	Billerud Wisconsin Llc
41.5 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Biomass	72 MW	Pcr Rapids 1 Op, Llc
41.6 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
41.8 mi	Antigo-Forrest Street Solar Project Antigo, WI	Solar	6 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
42.7 mi	Vista Sands Solar Plover, WI	Solar	—	Vista Sands Solar Llc
45.2 mi	Port Edwards Mill Port Edwards, WI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Domtar Industries Inc
46.5 mi	Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa Mill Nekoosa, WI	Biomass	39 MW	Domtar Industries Inc
46.8 mi	Wolf River (Chipewa 1) Stanley, WI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.1 mi	Hat Rapids Rhinelander, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
48.2 mi	Stevens Point Mill Stevens Point, WI	Natural Gas	8 MW	Pixelle Specialty Solution, Llc
49.7 mi	Wood County Nekoosa, WI	Solar	150 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co

Power generation near this area

There are 32 power plants within 50 miles of Athens, Wisconsin (ZIP 54411), with a combined 1,813 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 32 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wausau at 18.2 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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