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283.5 MW Natural Gas operating in Jefferson, WI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
283.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
1997
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.8555, -88.7299
County
Jefferson, WI
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Wisconsin Electric Power Co | D E Shaw Synoptic Acquisition I | — |
| Owner(s) | D E Shaw Synoptic Acquisition I LLC, LSP-Whitewater I, LLC, OGPA Whitewater LLC, Polaris Whitewater, LLC | D. E. Shaw & Co. | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Whitewater Generating Station is a 283.5 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. The plant began operating in 1997 and consists of two generators. It is owned by D. E. Shaw & Co. and operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
The plant's latest annual generation was 748,345 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 30.0%. Whitewater Generating Station is ranked as the 13th largest power plant out of 19 in Wisconsin, and 664th out of 945 nationally. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
0 MWh
Latest Month
748.3K MWh
Annual Generation
30.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
943 lb/MWh
NOx
0.131 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.005 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.017 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
26.7%
Annual Net Gen
664 GWh
CO₂eq
944 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC West
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $273.6M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
University · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
WEC.UNIV130
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Alt. Hub / Zone
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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