82nd largest plant in Wisconsin · 4523rd nationally
Cumberland (Wi) is a natural gas power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 21.9 MW. It generates roughly 143 MWh per year — enough to power about 13 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1409 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Cumberland (Wi) |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Cumberland - (Wi) |
| City | Cumberland |
| County | Barron County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 54829 |
| Coordinates | 45.53360, -92.02240 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.6 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 6.5 MW | Operating | 1979 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1954 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Operating | 1945 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1939 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1939 |
| CO₂ | 101 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1409 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 | MRO |
|---|---|
| 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.