West Campus Cogeneration Facility
West Campus Cogeneration Facility is a natural gas fired, electrical power station located in Madison, Wisconsin in Dane County. The facility is owned jointly by Madison Gas and Electric and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with Madison Gas and Electric operating and maintaining the facility.Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: Electrical power station in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
- Address: 515 Walnut Street, Madison, WI
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include UW Health University Hospital and Camp Randall Stadium.
UW Health University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Av9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
UW Health University Hospital is a 614-bed academic regional referral center with 127 outpatient clinics, located on the western edge of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in Madison, Wisconsin. UW Health University Hospital is situated 2,300 feet west of West Campus Cogeneration Facility.
Camp Randall Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a fully functioning stadium since 1917. Camp Randall Stadium is situated 3,400 feet southeast of West Campus Cogeneration Facility.
Forest Products Laboratory
Photo: Jdsteakley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Forest Products Laboratory is the national research laboratory of the United States Forest Service, which is part of USDA. Since its opening in 1910, the FPL has provided scientific research on wood, wood products and their commercial uses in partnership with academia, industry, tribal, state, local and other government agencies. Forest Products Laboratory is situated 1,100 feet west of West Campus Cogeneration Facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shorewood Hills and Maple Bluff.
Shorewood Hills
Village
Photo: Motorrad-67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shorewood Hills is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in 1927. The population was 2,169 at the 2020 census. Entirely surrounded by the city of Madison and Lake Mendota, it is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Maple Bluff
Village
Maple Bluff is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,368 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Madison located on the eastern shore of Lake Mendota and is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Maple Bluff is situated 4 miles northeast of West Campus Cogeneration Facility.
Monona
Village
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.
Monona is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of the state capital, Madison, the city lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Monona, from which it takes its name. Monona is situated 4½ miles east of West Campus Cogeneration Facility.
West Campus Cogeneration Facility
- Categories: gas turbine power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.07463° or 43° 4′ 29″ northLongitude
-89.42385° or 89° 25′ 26″ westInception
April 2005Operator
Madison Gas and ElectricOpen location code
86MG3HFG+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 38311388OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q24807542
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“West Campus Cogeneration Facility” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “West Campus gasskraftverk”
- Norwegian: “West Campus gasskraftverk”
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Highlights include WARF Office Building and Near West Fields.
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