SUPERIOR, Wis.—Dairyland Power has cancelled plans to build a large gas plant on the bluffs of the Nemadji River in Superior. The cancellation of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center is the culmination of more than seven years of tireless work to stop a project that would have released nearly 3 million tons of greenhouse gases and 200 tons of other dangerous pollutants every year.
“Clean Wisconsin first intervened at the Public Service Commission to stop the plant in 2019 and the fight continued in court and city council chambers, before agencies, and in public conversation,” says Clean Wisconsin Director of Legal Advocacy Brett Korte. “We are grateful to all the partners including tribal advocates, other environmental organizations, and community members who never stopped fighting and believing that against all odds, this gas plant would be defeated.”
The proposed 625-megawatt gas-burning power plant had faced years of public pushback from local residents, Dairyland Power customers, members of the Fond du Lac and Red Cliff Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa, and environmental groups.
On October 28, 2026, Dairyland announced the cancellation of the project and asked the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to withdraw its permits.
“We applaud Dairyland Power Coop and South Shore Energy for formally cancelling the NTEC gas plant and asking for their permits to be withdrawn, after the clock ran out on their PSC permits,” said Elizabeth Ward, Wisconsin Chapter Director. “NTEC has faced years of public opposition and was outdated as soon as it was proposed. This is a victory for the Great Lakes, our climate, and the city of Superior, whose city leaders have relentlessly worked to protect residents from the air pollution caused by a dirty, expensive gas plant. We thank them for their tireless leadership and attribute this success to them.”
“NTEC was never a good idea,” said Evan Mulholland, Healthy Communities Program Director at MCEA. “NTEC would have been bad for the climate, too expensive, unnecessary for grid reliability, harmful to public health, and it was proposed in the wrong location. MCEA is grateful for all the organizers and partners who helped with the campaign against NTEC over the past 10 years.”
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