Chippewa Falls
Hydro power plant · Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
22 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#82
of 278 plants
In service since
1928
January 1928
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- County
- Chippewa County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wisconsin
- #7 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 4000
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW | 1.9 MW | 1928 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW | 2.1 MW | 1928 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW | 2.0 MW | 1928 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW | 2.0 MW | 1928 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW | 2.0 MW | 1928 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW | 2.1 MW | 1928 | 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
| St Croix Falls | Hydro | 23 MW |
| O'Brien Solar Fields | Solar | 22 MW |
| Rhinelander Mill | Natural gas | 21 MW |
| Cumberland (WI) | Natural gas | 21 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 22 MW solar plant and a 22 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