Portage Industrial Battery
Columbia County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 65530 · Operator: Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.5 | — | — |
| 2025 | -0.5 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESS1 | Batteries | BA | 5 | 5 | Aug 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wisconsin Power & Light Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Columbia (WI) | 1,112 MW | 9.1 km |
| Portage Solar Plant | 12 MW | 20.6 km |
| High Noon Solar Energy LLC | — | 24.8 km |
| Kilbourn | 10 MW | 25 km |
| Glacier Hills | 162 MW | 27.4 km |
| Ursa Solar, LLC | — | 30.7 km |