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44.6 MW Natural Gas Steam Turbine (12 MW) + Wood/Wood Waste Biomass (33 MW) operating in Outagamie, WI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
44.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Steam Turbine + Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
1951
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.2826, -88.2534
County
Outagamie, WI
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Thilmany LLC | Packaging Dynamics Corp | — |
| Owner(s) | Thilmany LLC | Apollo Global Management | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Kaukauna Paper Mill is a 44.6 MW hybrid power plant located in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. The plant began operating in 1951 and is owned by Apollo Global Management, with Thilmany LLC as the listed operator per EIA data. The facility utilizes both natural gas steam turbines and wood/wood waste biomass as fuel sources, with the primary fuel listed as BLQ (Black Liquor). It consists of four generators.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. In the most recent year of reported data, the Kaukauna Paper Mill generated 100,593 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.8%. According to available rankings, this is the only BLQ power plant in the state of Wisconsin, and the 54th largest in the country.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
7.4K MWh
Latest Month
100.6K MWh
Annual Generation
25.8%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
268 lb/MWh
NOx
2 lb/MWh
SO₂
2 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.029 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.017 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
29.1%
Annual Net Gen
114 GWh
CO₂eq
273 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC West
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $155.9M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Thilmany Elm Reg
Substation Distance
1.203 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
WEC.KAC_ISPP
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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