Power plant · Wisconsin, United States
Point Beach Nuclear Plant
Point Beach Nuclear Plant is a power plant in Wisconsin, United States, with 1,311 MW of capacity, owned by NextEra Energy Point Beach LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Wisconsin | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1969 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | NextEra Energy Point Beach LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | NextEra Energy Point Beach LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,311 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 44.2806, -87.5369 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant is the 2nd-largest of 10 power plants in Wisconsin and the 182nd-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,311 MW is 0.16% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 2nd of 10 | 9,225 MW | 14% |
| United States | 182nd of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.16% |
| All power plants in our data | 201st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.11% |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Wisconsin
- Elm Road Generating Station1,403 MW
- Port Washington Generating Station1,230 MW
- Columbia (WI)1,112 MW
- Weston946 MW
- West Riverside Energy Center728 MW
- Riverside Energy Center675 MW
- South Oak Creek642 MW
- Fox Energy Center619 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.