Power Plants Near 54981 — Waupaca, WI

43 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 54981 (Waupaca, Wisconsin). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.3481, -89.1101 · County: Waupaca

Natural Gas 44%Coal 36%Solar 9%Biomass 8%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.9 mi	Wautoma Solar Wautoma, WI	Solar	99 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
23.4 mi	Stevens Point Mill Stevens Point, WI	Natural Gas	8 MW	Pixelle Specialty Solution, Llc
24.0 mi	Vista Sands Solar Plover, WI	Solar	—	Vista Sands Solar Llc
24.9 mi	Whiting Whiting, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
26.1 mi	Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
28.5 mi	Berlin Landfill Gas Berlin, WI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
31.7 mi	Alliant Energy Neenah Neenah, WI	Natural Gas	371 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
33.6 mi	Biron Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Natural Gas	62 MW	Nd Paper, Inc.
33.6 mi	Biron Biron, WI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
33.6 mi	Winnebago County Landfill Gas Oshkosh, WI	Biomass	3 MW	Winnebago County
34.5 mi	Du Bay Eau Pleine, WI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
35.2 mi	Appleton Appleton, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
35.5 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Consolidated Water Power Co
35.5 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Biomass	72 MW	Pcr Rapids 1 Op, Llc
36.1 mi	Wood County Nekoosa, WI	Solar	150 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
37.4 mi	Port Edwards Mill Port Edwards, WI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Domtar Industries Inc
38.7 mi	Kimberly Mill Appleton, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	City Of Kaukauna
38.9 mi	Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa Mill Nekoosa, WI	Biomass	39 MW	Domtar Industries Inc
39.4 mi	Rapide Croche Kaukana, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	City Of Kaukauna
39.4 mi	Kaukauna City Hydro Kaukauna, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	City Of Kaukauna
39.5 mi	Adams Pv Plant Adams, WI	Solar	8 MW	Adams Pv Plant (Wi)
39.7 mi	Fiber Recovery, Inc. Ringle, WI	Biomass	2 MW	Fiber Recovery, Inc
40.3 mi	Combined Locks Energy Center Combined Locks, WI	Natural Gas	67 MW	Mckinley Paper
40.4 mi	Combined Locks Combined Locks, WI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Kaukauna
41.2 mi	Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Other	—	Billerud Wisconsin Llc
41.8 mi	Mosinee Mill Mosinee, WI	Biomass	23 MW	Ahlstrom-Munksjo Na Specialty Solutions, Llc
41.9 mi	New Badger Kaukauna, WI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	City Of Kaukauna
41.9 mi	Old Badger Kaukauna, WI	Hydroelectric	—	City Of Kaukauna
42.0 mi	Island Street Peaking Plant Kaukauna, WI	Natural Gas	61 MW	Wppi Energy
42.1 mi	Kaukauna Gas Turbine Kaukauna, WI	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Kaukauna
42.5 mi	Little Chute Combined Locks, WI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Kaukauna
42.6 mi	Kaukauna Paper Mill Kaukauna, WI	Biomass	45 MW	Thilmany Llc
44.0 mi	Nortera Customer Hosted Solar Fairwater, WI	Solar	—	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
44.2 mi	Weston Rice Kronenwetter, WI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
44.4 mi	Weston Rothschild, WI	Coal	1,103 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
44.6 mi	Fox Energy Center Wrightstown, WI	Natural Gas	619 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
44.9 mi	Bonduel Solar Wi, Llc Bonduel, WI	Solar	8 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
45.1 mi	Domtar Paper Company Rothschild Rothschild, WI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Domtar Paper Company Rothschild
45.2 mi	Rothschild Biomass Cogen Facility Rothschild, WI	Biomass	58 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
49.4 mi	Petenwell Necedah, WI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Wisconsin River Power Company
49.4 mi	Wausau Wausau, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
49.5 mi	Oneida Casino Green Bay, WI	Oil	—	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
49.5 mi	Juneau Necedah, WI	Oil	—	Wisconsin River Power Company

Power generation near this area

There are 43 power plants within 50 miles of Waupaca, Wisconsin (ZIP 54981), with a combined 3,041 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 43 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wautoma Solar at 21.9 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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