Berlin Landfill Gas

🌿 BiomassIPP Non-CHP2 MW capacity

184th largest plant in Wisconsin · 9890th nationally

Berlin Landfill Gas is a biomass power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 2.4 MW. It generates roughly 11.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,053 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 53% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%53%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity2 MWnameplate
Annual Generation11.1k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor53%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameBerlin Landfill Gas
OperatorWm Renewable Energy Llc
CityBerlin
CountyGreen Lake County
StateWisconsin
ZIP54923
Coordinates43.96030, -88.91580

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

SolarBiomass

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2001
2Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2001
3Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2001

Emissions (annual)

SO₂2 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Biomass plants

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.

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