Winnebago County Landfill Gas
Winnebago County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 50936 · Operator: Winnebago County
×2 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2024)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor25%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2000Retirement planned Dec 2027
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), other 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.1 | 76.6% | 11,647 |
| 2002 | 19.8 | 83.7% | 10,110 |
| 2003 | 17.8 | 75.3% | 9,077 |
| 2004 | 17.3 | 72.6% | 9,136 |
| 2005 | 13.8 | 58.3% | — |
| 2006 | 15.4 | 65.2% | — |
| 2007 | 19.4 | 64.3% | — |
| 2008 | 20 | 61.5% | — |
| 2009 | 23.1 | 71.1% | — |
| 2010 | 24.5 | 60.3% | — |
| 2011 | 36.1 | 80.8% | — |
| 2012 | 38.9 | 86.9% | — |
| 2013 | 36.3 | 81.3% | — |
| 2014 | 34.6 | 77.5% | — |
| 2015 | 33 | 74.0% | — |
| 2016 | 29.8 | 71.9% | — |
| 2017 | 24.4 | 66.3% | — |
| 2018 | 19.7 | 53.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.7 | 51.8% | — |
| 2020 | 17.1 | 49.8% | — |
| 2021 | 14.8 | 43.3% | — |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 39.8% | — |
| 2023 | 11.4 | 52.1% | — |
| 2024 | 8.8 | 60.4% | — |
| 2025 | 3.2 | 24.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG2R | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 2020 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| EG3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.9 | 0.9 | Feb 2000 | Operating · retirement planned (Out of service, expected back within the year) | Dec 2027 | coming soon |
| EG1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.9 | 0.9 | Feb 2000 | Retired Aug 2016 | — | coming soon |
| EG2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.9 | 0.9 | Feb 2000 | Retired Dec 2019 | — | coming soon |
| EG4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1 | 1 | Apr 2007 | Retired Mar 2024 | — | coming soon |
| EG5 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | May 2010 | Retired Mar 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Winnebago County. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Winnebago County | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Perch Solar WI, LLC | 6 MW | 3.6 km |
| Alliant Energy Neenah | 371 MW | 12.6 km |
| Appleton | 2 MW | 21.7 km |
| Kimberly Mill | 2 MW | 27.1 km |
| Kaukauna City Hydro | 5 MW | 27.7 km |
| Outagamie County Co-Generation Facility | retired | 28.1 km |