Pleasant Prairie
A 1.24 GW coal power plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin, owned by Wisconsin Electric Power Co, commissioned in 1980, retired in 2018.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 6170Retired 2018Coal
Nameplate capacity
1.24 GW
Primary fuel
Coal
Commissioned
1980
Owner
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Coordinates
Generation (2018)
1,773.8 GWh
Other fuels
Oil
Status
Retired
Retired
2018
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal
Units
3
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,659.3 | |
| 2016 | 6,084.2 | |
| 2017 | 5,296.3 | |
| 2018 | 1,773.8 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Energy Center | Natural Gas | 596.7 MW | ~7 km |
| Pheasant Run Landfill Gas Recovery | Waste | 8.8 MW | ~12 km |
| UW Parkside | Solar | 2.3 MW | ~13 km |
| Paris Solar | Solar | 200 MW | ~17 km |
| Paris (WI) | Natural Gas | 381.6 MW | ~17 km |
| Waukegan | Oil | 112 MW | ~19 km |