35th largest plant in Wisconsin · 2087th nationally
Weston Rice is a natural gas power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 132 MW. It generates roughly 48.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,656 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1005 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Weston Rice |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wisconsin Public Service Corp |
| City | Kronenwetter |
| County | Marathon County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 54455 |
| Coordinates | 44.85637, -89.65402 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| W12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| W13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| W14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| W15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| W16 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| W17 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Milwaukee, WI | 5000.0% |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Milwaukee, WI | 5000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 24.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 576 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1005 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.