New Lisbon

🛢 OilElectric Utility8 MW capacity

109th largest plant in Wisconsin · 6170th nationally

New Lisbon is a oil power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 8.3 MW. It generates roughly 50 MWh per year — enough to power about 4 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1800 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity8 MWnameplate
Annual Generation50 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂45metric tons

Location

Plant NameNew Lisbon
OperatorCity Of New Lisbon
CityNew Lisbon
CountyJuneau County
StateWisconsin
ZIP53950
Coordinates43.87970, -90.16450

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

OilHydroelectricSolar

Generators (7)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.4 MWOperating1977
6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.3 MWOperating2005
7Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.3 MWOperating2005
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.3 MWOperating1966
4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.3 MWRetired1948
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.2 MWRetired1936
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.1 MWRetired1930

Emissions (annual)

CO₂45 metric tons
NOₓ1 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1800 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,799 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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