17th largest plant in Wisconsin · 936th nationally
Sheboygan Falls is a natural gas power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 347 MW. It generates roughly 546.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 52,051 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 18% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1342 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sheboygan Falls |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wisconsin Power & Light Co |
| City | Sheboygan |
| County | Sheboygan County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 53085 |
| Coordinates | 43.75183, -87.87806 |
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 | 173 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 173 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sheboygan Power, Llc | Kansas City, MO | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 366.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 95 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1342 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.. |
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.