Onalaska Campus Landfill Biogas
La Crosse County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 57824 · Operator: Gundersen Lutheran Biogas I LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor38%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 62.3% | — |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 59.3% | — |
| 2014 | 5.6 | 57.7% | — |
| 2015 | 5.1 | 52.8% | — |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 55.7% | — |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 55.3% | — |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 39.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 58.4% | — |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 45.6% | — |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 45.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 44.2% | — |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 45.7% | — |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 44.5% | — |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 38.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416LF | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Mar 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Gundersen Lutheran Biogas I LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Gundersen Lutheran Biogas I LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
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