11th largest plant in Wisconsin · 831st nationally
Edgewater is a coal power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 414 MW. It generates roughly 1.9M MWh per year — enough to power about 184,573 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 53% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2361 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (414 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Edgewater |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wisconsin Power & Light Co |
| City | Sheboygan |
| County | Sheboygan County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 53081 |
| Coordinates | 43.71514, -87.70586 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 414 MW | Operating | 1985 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 351 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| BESS1 | Batteries | Battery | 99.0 MW | Regulatory | — |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 69.0 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Madison, WI | 6820.0% |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Milwaukee, WI | 3180.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 2.3M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 391 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 536 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2361 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.. |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.