LAC Courte Oreilles Hydroelect
Hydro power plant · Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
3.4 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#177
of 278 plants
In service since
1986
December 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Zero6 Energy Hydro
- County
- Sawyer County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wisconsin
- #36 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 10453
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| U3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| U1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1986 | 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
| Cashton | Other | 3.5 MW |
| Johnson Falls | Hydro | 3.4 MW |
| Ladysmith Dam | Hydro | 3.4 MW |
| Little Chute | Hydro | 3.3 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 3.4 MW solar plant and a 3.4 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