Nameplate capacity
7.7 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#115
of 278 plants
In service since
1993
September 1993
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- County
- Rusk County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wisconsin
- #18 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 3983
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.6 MW | 1.1 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.6 MW | 1.1 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.5 MW | 1.1 MW | 1993 | 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 Wisconsin
| Hermsdorf Solar | Solar | 8.0 MW |
| Solon Diesel | Other | 8.0 MW |
| Stevens Point Mill | Natural gas | 7.6 MW |
| Bonduel Solar WI, LLC | Solar | 7.5 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 7.7 MW solar plant and a 7.7 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