13th largest plant in Wisconsin · 869th nationally
Concord is a natural gas power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 382 MW. It generates roughly 119.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,411 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1629 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Concord |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| City | Watertown |
| County | Jefferson County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 53094 |
| Coordinates | 43.16690, -88.69000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| CO₂ | 97.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 64 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1629 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.