Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in Michigan
#157
of 289 plants
In service since
1943
January 1943
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Wisconsin Electric Power Co
- County
- Iron County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in Michigan
- #8 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 1781
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1943 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1943 | 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
| Ubly | Other | 12 MW |
| Warner Lambert | Natural gas | 12 MW |
| Victoria Dam | Hydro | 12 MW |
| Hillsdale | Natural gas | 12 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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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