13th largest plant in Wisconsin · 869th nationally
Paris (Wi) is a natural gas power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 382 MW. It generates roughly 160.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 15,257 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1607 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Paris (Wi) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| City | Union Grove |
| County | Kenosha County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 53182 |
| Coordinates | 42.66580, -88.01310 |
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 | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| CO₂ | 128.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 86 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1607 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.