116th largest plant in Wisconsin · 6327th nationally
Stevens Point Mill is a natural gas power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 7.6 MW. It generates roughly 13.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,293 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 718 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (7.6 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Stevens Point Mill |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pixelle Specialty Solution, Llc |
| City | Stevens Point |
| County | Portage County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 54481 |
| Coordinates | 44.35280, -89.58360 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.6 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 4.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 7 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 718 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.