# Germantown

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/germantown

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 6253 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- petroleum: 284.8 MW operating nameplate
- natural gas: 105.9 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -88.1496, 43.1952
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-05-30 11:40:59+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:18.397388+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Germantown Power Plant is a natural gas- and oil-based peaking plant on 75 acres in Germantown, Wisconsin, and was the first peaker built by We Energies. Four units, each with two gas turbines driving one generator, entered service in 1978 at 63 MW apiece; a fifth, single-turbine unit rated 93 MW followed in 2000. Net capacity is 345 MW. Unit 5 runs on natural gas, while the older units burn ultra low-sulfur fuel oil.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 390.7000000000001 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 6253 — plant-6253

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids
- **Operator:** We Energies

## Sources

- [we-energies.com](https://www.we-energies.com/company/germantown-power-plant) — we-energies.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [We Energies](https://www.we-energies.com)

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