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Electric Substations in Wisconsin

768 named substations in Wisconsin, with the highest-voltage facilities listed first. Each substation profile shows voltage class, connected transmission lines, and the datacenter candidate sites closest to it.

At a glance

Wisconsin has 1,930 electric substation records in the HIFLD dataset, 768 of them with a station name (the other 1,162 are unnamed tap points, risers and line ends). 34 named substations operate at 345 kV or above. The highest recorded voltage is 345 kV and the median is 115 kV.

How is Wisconsin's substation network split by voltage?

By maximum voltage, the named substations break down as 34 at 345–499 kV; 2 at 230–344 kV; 334 at 115–229 kV; 340 at 69–114 kV; 8 below 69 kV; 50 withvoltage not recorded. 4% of Wisconsin's named substations operate at 345 kV or above, against 8% across all 16,654 named US substations. The state median of 115 kV is level with the national median of 115 kV.

How does Wisconsin compare with other states?

Wisconsin ranks 5th of 50 states and DC by number of named substations and 12th by named substations at 345 kV or above. It also has 3,340 scored datacenter candidate sites with an average DC Readiness score of 55.4 (national average 53), and an average power sub-score of 38.1 against 37.4 nationally. Most of those sites (3,326) are in the MISO market.

Which substations in Wisconsin have the highest voltage?

SubstationMax voltageConnected linesLine owner
ARCADIAN345 kV8AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
ARPIN345 kV5AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
BAIN345 kV5AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
BRANCH RIVER345 kV2AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
BRIGGS ROAD345 kV6NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
CARDINAL345 kV5AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
CAROLINE345 kV4AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
CEDARSAUK345 kV13AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
CHRISTIANA345 kV9AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
COLUMBIA345 kV10AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
CYPRESS345 kV3AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
EDGEWATER STATION345 kV8AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
FITZGERALD345 kV4AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
FOREST JUNCTION345 kV11AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
FOX RIVER STATION345 kV4AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
GARDNER PARK345 kV9AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
GRANVILLE345 kV10AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
HIGHWAY 22345 kV3AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
KEWAUNEE345 kV5AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
KITTYHAWK345 kV2AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
MORGAN345 kV7AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
NORTH APPLETON345 kV13AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
NORTH MADISON 345/138KV345 kV6AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
OAK CREEK STATION345 kV14AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
PADDOCK345 kV6AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
PLEASANT PRAIRIE345 kV7AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
POINT BEACH STATION345 kV5AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
RACINE345 kV7AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
ROCKY RUN345 kV8AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
SHEBOYGAN FALLS STATION345 kV3AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
SOUTH FOND DE LAC345 kV9AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
STONE LAKE345 kV8NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
WERNER WEST345 kV6AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
WHITCOMB345 kV3AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
BLUEMOUND230 kV13AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
ELM ROAD230 kV4AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
APPLE RIVER161 kV6NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
BARRON161 kV7NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
COULEE AVE161 kV4NORTHERN STATES POWER CO
DPC BELL CENTER161 kV7NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
GENOA161 kV8NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
GINGLES161 kV5NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
GRAN GRAE161 kV4AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
JACKSON COUNTY161 kV3NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
MONROE161 kV5NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
NELSON DEWEY SW YD161 kV6AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
RADISSON161 kV5NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
SEVEN MILE161 kV6NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
STINSON161 kV4NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
TREMVAL161 kV7NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - WISCONSIN
28TH ST138 kV3AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
43RD ST TERMINAL138 kV4AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
68TH STREET138 kV2AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
7TH STREET138 kV2AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
96TH ST138 kV8AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
ACADEMY138 kV4AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
ACEC AFRIESLAND138 kV2AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
ACEC CAMBRIA138 kV3AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
ACEC LEWISTON138 kV1AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO
AIR LIQUIDE138 kV1AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO

Every named substation in Wisconsin

All 768 named substations, grouped by voltage band.

230–344 kV · 2

115–229 kV · 334

69–114 kV · 340

Frequently asked questions

How many electric substations are in Wisconsin?

HIFLD records 1,930 substations in Wisconsin, of which 768 carry a station name. That is the 5th-most named substations of any state in the dataset.

What is the highest-voltage substation in Wisconsin?

34 named substations in Wisconsin share the top voltage of 345 kV, including ARCADIAN, ARPIN, BAIN.

Which substation in Wisconsin connects the most transmission lines?

OAK CREEK STATION has the most connected transmission lines of the named substations listed here, with 14 at up to 345 kV.

How many substations in Wisconsin are 345 kV or higher?

34 of 768 named substations (4%) operate at 345 kV or above, compared with 8% nationally. Wisconsin ranks 12th of 50 states and DC for named substations at that level.

How many datacenter candidate sites in Wisconsin are at substations?

1,248 of the 3,340 scored candidate sites in Wisconsin are substation sites — locations generated at an existing substation. Scored sites across Wisconsin average 55.4 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale, against 53 nationally.

Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every substation in Wisconsin, A to Z.

More on Wisconsin, and states with similar counts

About this data

Source: HIFLD Electric Substations and Transmission Lines (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), as published June 29, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Electric substations in Wisconsin”, https://gridcensus.com/substations/wisconsin (data as of June 29, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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