McFarland Schools Customer Hosted
Dane County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 68501 · Operator: Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2026
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jun 2026 | 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% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Dane County Solar LLC | 17 MW | 3.4 km |
| Hermsdorf Solar | 8 MW | 4 km |
| Nine Springs | 16 MW | 7.6 km |
| UW Kegonsa Customer Hosted Solar | 2 MW | 7.6 km |
| Nine Springs Solar | — | 7.8 km |
| Tyto Solar | 6 MW | 9.8 km |