Power plant · Wisconsin, United States
Port Washington Generating Station
Port Washington Generating Station is a power plant in Wisconsin, United States, with 1,230 MW of capacity, owned by We Power.
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 | 2005 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | We Power | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wisconsin Electric Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,230 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.3842, -87.8689 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Port Washington Generating Station is the 3rd-largest of 10 power plants in Wisconsin and the 214th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,230 MW is 0.15% 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 | 3rd of 10 | 9,225 MW | 13% |
| United States | 214th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.15% |
| All power plants in our data | 230th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.12% |
Owner, operator and place
More from We Power
- Elm Road Generating Station1,403 MW
Other power plants in Wisconsin
- Elm Road Generating Station1,403 MW
- Point Beach Nuclear Plant1,311 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
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.