Wisconsin Rapids
Hydro power plant · Wood County, Wisconsin
Nameplate capacity
8.1 MW
Rank in Wisconsin
#112
of 278 plants
In service since
2003
January 2003
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Consolidated Water Power Co
- County
- Wood County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wisconsin
- #17 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 3974
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| 9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.9 MW | 0.9 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 10 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2003 | 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
| New Lisbon | Other | 8.3 MW |
| New Badger | Hydro | 8.2 MW |
| Hermsdorf Solar | Solar | 8.0 MW |
| Solon Diesel | Other | 8.0 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 8.1 MW solar plant and a 8.1 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