Apple River
Hydro power plant · St Croix County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
2.4 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#204
of 278 plants
In service since
2001
January 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- County
- St Croix County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wisconsin
- #40 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 6231
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.8 MW | 0.4 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.8 MW | 0.5 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.8 MW | 0.5 MW | 2001 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Next Generation | Solar | 2.5 MW |
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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 2.4 MW solar plant and a 2.4 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 Wisconsin power plants · What Wisconsin actually generates