Summary of Electricity Activity in Dane County, WI

Summary of Dane County, WI Generation

Dane County, WI is ranked #764 out of 2,154 U.S. counties nationwide and #11 out of 61 Wisconsin counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation 813.1 GWh
Annual Consumption 12.1 M MMBtu
Last UpdateMay 2025
Power Plants26
Companies on File11

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Overall National Rank

#764 /2,154 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#11 /61 Wisconsin Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

813.1 GWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

12.1 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Dane County, WI

11

Dane County, WI
Power Plants

26

Annual Net Generation From natural gas power

657.8 GWh

National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#352 /926 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#7 /26 Wisconsin Counties

Monthly Net Generation for Dane County, WI

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

State RankNational RankGenerationFuel Consumption
All#11 / 61#764 / 2154813.08 GWh12.14 M MMBtu
Natural Gas#7 / 26#352 / 926657.78 GWh11.55 M MMBtu
Solar#9 / 41#355 / 1212128.93 GWh446.88 k MMBtu
Wind#8 / 11#448 / 51722.04 GWh81.18 k MMBtu
Distillate Fuel Oil#2 / 23#189 / 7364.33 GWh59.69 k MMBtu

Power Plants in Dane County, WI

PlantUtility NameGenerationConsumptionFuel Types
RockGen Energy CenterDairyland Power Coop330.5 GWh4.2 M MMBtu Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
West Campus Cogeneration FacilityMadison Gas & Electric Co282.0 GWh3.4 M MMBtu Natural Gas : 99.8%
Blount StreetMadison Gas & Electric Co48.8 GWh725.0 k MMBtu Natural Gas
O'Brien Solar FieldsMadison Gas & Electric Co38.5 GWh134.4 k MMBtu Solar
Dane County Solar LLCDane County Solar LLC33.2 GWh113.3 k MMBtu Solar
Galactic WindGalactic Wind22.0 GWh81.2 k MMBtu Wind
Dane County Airport SolarMadison Gas & Electric Co17.7 GWh62.0 k MMBtu Solar
Hermsdorf SolarMadison Gas & Electric Co14.8 GWh51.6 k MMBtu Solar
Tyto SolarMadison Gas & Electric Co10.8 GWh36.8 k MMBtu Solar
Middleton Airport SolarMadison Gas & Electric Co8.2 GWh28.7 k MMBtu Solar
Middleton Biogas Solar, LLCMiddleton Biogas Solar, LLC3.3 GWh11.5 k MMBtu Solar
Epic VeronaEpic Hosting, LLC2.7 GWh11.4 k MMBtu Solar : 91.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 8.1%
Diesel GeneratorsMadison Gas & Electric Co503.0 MWh4.8 k MMBtu Distillate Fuel Oil
Nine SpringsMadison Gas & Electric Co82.0 MWh1.7 k MMBtu Natural Gas
Sycamore (WI)Madison Gas & Electric Co19.0 MWh4.4 k MMBtu Natural Gas
FitchburgMadison Gas & Electric Co14.0 MWh6.6 k MMBtu Natural Gas
UW Madison Charter Street PlantState of Wisconsin0.0 Wh3.3 M MMBtu No Information Available
Capitol Heat and PowerState of Wisconsin0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Clean Fuel Dane Community DigesterClean Fuel Partners Dane0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Dane County Landfill #2 RodefeldDane County Public Works0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
GL Dairy BiogasGL Dairy Biogas LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
McFarland Schools Customer HostedWisconsin Power & Light Co0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Strix SolarMadison Gas & Electric Co0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Sunnyside Solar Energy CenterMadison Gas & Electric Co0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
UW Kegonsa Customer Hosted SolarWisconsin Power & Light Co0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Vienna Walbec Customer HostedWisconsin Power & Light Co0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available

Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National RankCountyNet Generation# Power Plants
#226Columbia County6.1 TWh6
#897Dodge County588.6 GWh6
#993Iowa County458.5 GWh3
#648Jefferson County1.2 TWh8
#1063Lafayette County394.8 GWh2
#153Rock County8.2 TWh15
#1364Sauk County143.8 GWh1
#942Stephenson County523.1 GWh26
#1997Walworth County4.0 GWh3
#1288Winnebago County187.2 GWh23

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2025

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Dane County, WI

State RankCityNet Generation# Power Plants
#23Cambridge, WI330.5 GWh1
#77Cottage Grove, WI33.2 GWh1
#67Fitchburg, WI49.2 GWh4
#19Madison, WI363.9 GWh11
#94Middleton, WI11.5 GWh2
#139Verona, WI2.7 GWh1
#83Waunakee, WI22.0 GWh2

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2025