56th largest plant in Wisconsin · 3414th nationally
Fitchburg is a natural gas power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 57.6 MW. It generates roughly 17 MWh per year — enough to power about 1 average U.S. homes.
| Plant Name | Fitchburg |
|---|---|
| Operator | Madison Gas & Electric Co |
| City | Madison |
| County | Dane County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 53719 |
| Coordinates | 43.01470, -89.46030 |
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 | 28.8 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 28.8 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| NOₓ | 2 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.
| 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.