# South Oak Creek

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/south-oak-creek

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 4041 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- coal: 641.6 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): -87.8294, 42.8457
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2026-09-18 16:46:04+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:17.882353+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

South Oak Creek comprises Units 7 and 8 of We Energies' Oak Creek Power Plant in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, two coal-fired units placed in service in the 1960s and equipped with modern environmental controls. We Energies is the trade name of Wisconsin Electric Power Co., a WEC Energy Group subsidiary. Retirement, once set for 2024 and then pushed repeatedly, is now the end of 2027, as a bridge until new dispatchable generation arrives.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 641.6 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 4041 — plant-4041

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Steam Coal
- **Operator:** Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Wisconsin Electric Power Co. — owner ([source](https://www.we-energies.com))
- **Parent company:** WEC Energy Group — parent_company ([source](https://www.wecenergygroup.com))

## Sources

- [news.we-energies.com](https://news.we-energies.com/we-energies-announces-new-timeline-for-oak-creek-plant-retirements/) — news.we-energies.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/south-oak-creek
Website: [Wisconsin Electric Power Co.](https://www.we-energies.com)

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