Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#97
of 278 plants
In service since
2023
January 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- County
- Eau Claire County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wisconsin
- #12 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 4002
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.9 MW | 1.9 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 0.9 MW | 2024 | 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
| Frederic Diesel | Other | 14 MW |
| Omega Hills Gas Recovery | Other | 13 MW |
| Waxdale | Other | 12 MW |
| Portage Solar Plant | Solar | 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 Wisconsin power plants · What Wisconsin actually generates