Hemlock Falls
Hydro power plant · Iron County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
2.8 MW
Rank in Michigan
#233
of 289 plants
In service since
1953
August 1953
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Wisconsin Electric Power Co
- County
- Iron County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Michigan
- #32 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 1777
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 1953 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Michigan
| Zeeland Farm Services | Other | 3.2 MW |
| Grand Valley Solar Gardens | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| Allegan Dam | Hydro | 2.6 MW |
| MSC Sebewaing | Coal | 2.5 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.8 MW solar plant and a 2.8 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Michigan power plants · What Michigan actually generates