178th largest plant in Wisconsin · 9754th nationally
Winnebago County Landfill Gas is a biomass power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 2.5 MW. It generates roughly 11.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,087 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 52% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Winnebago County Landfill Gas |
|---|---|
| Operator | Winnebago County |
| City | Oshkosh |
| County | Winnebago County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 54901 |
| Coordinates | 44.08300, -88.54110 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2010 |
| EG6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Cancelled | — |
| EG4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2007 |
| EG1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.9 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| EG2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.9 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| EG3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| EG2R | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.6 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
|---|
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.. |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.