New Badger
Outagamie County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 4120 · Operator: City of Kaukauna
Nameplate8MWSummer 8 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation41GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor59%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.1 | 66.9% | — |
| 2002 | 20.2 | 64.0% | — |
| 2003 | 16.9 | 53.6% | — |
| 2004 | 16.2 | 51.4% | — |
| 2005 | 13.5 | 42.8% | — |
| 2006 | 14.9 | 47.4% | — |
| 2007 | 15.5 | 49.2% | — |
| 2008 | 20.1 | 63.4% | — |
| 2009 | 19.1 | 60.7% | — |
| 2010 | 20.5 | 65.0% | — |
| 2011 | 27.5 | 87.1% | — |
| 2012 | 8.5 | 80.9% | — |
| 2014 | 41.8 | 59.6% | — |
| 2015 | 41.3 | 58.9% | — |
| 2016 | 51.5 | 73.3% | — |
| 2017 | 45.6 | 65.0% | — |
| 2018 | 38 | 54.3% | — |
| 2019 | 55.5 | 79.2% | — |
| 2020 | 56.9 | 81.0% | — |
| 2021 | 34 | 48.6% | — |
| 2022 | 48.5 | 69.2% | — |
| 2023 | 42.2 | 60.3% | — |
| 2024 | 47.6 | 67.8% | — |
| 2025 | 44 | 62.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4.1 | 4 | Jan 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4.1 | 4 | Jan 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jan 1928 | Retired May 2012 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jan 1928 | Retired May 2012 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Kaukauna. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Kaukauna | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Island Street Peaking Plant | 61 MW | 0.2 km |
| Kaukauna Gas Turbine | 18 MW | 0.2 km |
| Little Chute | 3 MW | 1 km |
| Kaukauna Paper Mill | 45 MW | 1.3 km |
| Combined Locks | 6 MW | 2.6 km |
| Combined Locks Energy Center | 67 MW | 2.7 km |