Search
Search plants, projects, owners, and states
Search plants, projects, owners, and states
561 MW Natural Gas operating in Dane, WI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
561 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2001
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.9767, -89.0492
County
Dane, 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 | Dairyland Power Coop | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Dairyland Power Coop | — | International Heritage Inc. |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
RockGen Energy Center is a 503-megawatt (MW) natural gas fired peaking power plant located near Cambridge, Wisconsin. According to Calpine, it was the largest peaking plant in Wisconsin at the time it was constructed.
Read more on WikipediaRockGen Energy Center is a 561 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Dane County, Wisconsin. The plant began operating in 2001 and is owned and operated by Dairyland Power Cooperative. It consists of three natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, within the broader Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, RockGen Energy Center generated 496,408 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 10.0%. RockGen is the 6th largest power plant out of 19 in the state of Wisconsin, and ranks 439th out of 945 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
9.3K MWh
Latest Month
496.4K MWh
Annual Generation
10.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1403 lb/MWh
NOx
0.453 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $541.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
ROCKDALE · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.123 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
ALTE.1ROCKGEN
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Alt. Hub / Zone
ILLINOIS.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
No news articles linked yet for this plant.
News enrichment runs on demand — we have the pipeline, we just haven't fetched coverage for this plant yet. Request a detailed re-run and we'll add it.
No ask pi reports yet for this entity.
ask pi about RockGen Energy CenterMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
0.007 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.026 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.003 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
11.1%
Annual Net Gen
547 GWh
CO₂eq
1404 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO East