Nameplate capacity
1.2 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#259
of 278 plants
In service since
1927
January 1927
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- County
- Washburn County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wisconsin
- #55 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 4012
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.7 MW | 0.4 MW | 1927 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.3 MW | 1927 | 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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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 1.2 MW solar plant and a 1.2 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