White Rapids
Hydro power plant · Menominee County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
8.0 MW
Rank in Michigan
#177
of 289 plants
In service since
1927
October 1927
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Wisconsin Electric Power Co
- County
- Menominee County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Michigan
- #16 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 1786
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 2.6 MW | 1927 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1927 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.0 MW | 2.6 MW | 1927 | 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
| Alcona | Hydro | 8.0 MW |
| McClure Dam | Hydro | 8.0 MW |
| Chalk Hill | Hydro | 7.8 MW |
| East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant | Natural gas | 7.8 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 8.0 MW solar plant and a 8.0 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