18th largest plant in Wisconsin · 958th nationally
Germantown is a natural gas power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 336 MW. It generates roughly 13.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,258 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2273 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Germantown |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| City | Germantown |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 53022 |
| Coordinates | 43.19520, -88.14960 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 90.9 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 61.2 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 61.2 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 61.2 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 61.2 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| CO₂ | 15.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 34 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2273 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.