Badger State Solar LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68900
- Capacity
- 149 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Jefferson, WI
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Badger State Solar LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Badger State Solar LLC
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #11 of 102 Solar plants in WI#554 of 7447 nationally
149 MW Solar planned in Jefferson, WI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
149 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
43.0123, -88.8636
County
Jefferson, WI
Nearby Plants
- Crawfish RiverSolar75 MW · 1.7 km
- Jefferson Solar ParkSolar1 MW · 5.3 km
- Jones DairySolar2.3 MW · 10.4 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Badger State Solar LLC | Ranger Power [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Badger State Solar LLC | Ranger Power [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Ranger Power [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Badger State Solar LLC is a 149 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. The plant, owned and operated by Badger State Solar LLC, utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. It is the 8th largest solar plant in Wisconsin out of 11, and ranks 417th nationally out of 639 solar plants. The plant has one generator.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, and is located within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
JEFFERSON · 138 kV
Substation Distance
3.182 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
ALTE.CRAWFISH
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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