Hydro Power Plants in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 57 hydro power plants in the Bywatts database, one of them retired and one partly retired according to EIA-860. Together they total 502 MW of nameplate capacity, 496 MW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is JIM FALLS (60 MW), operated by NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA.
57Plants
502 MWCombined capacity
All 57 hydro plants in Wisconsin
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM FALLS | 60 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1988 |
| WISSOTA | 36 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1917 |
| CORNELL | 35 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1976 |
| HOLCOMBE | 34 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1950 |
| PRAIRIE DU SAC | 31 | WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT CO | 1915 |
| ST CROIX FALLS | 23 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1910 |
| FLAMBEAU HYDROELECTRIC STATION | 22 | DAIRYLAND POWER COOP | 1951 |
| CHIPPEWA FALLS | 22 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1928 |
| PETENWELL | 20 | WISCONSIN RIVER POWER COMPANY | 1949 |
| GRANDFATHER FALLS | 17 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1938 |
| CASTLE ROCK | 15 | WISCONSIN RIVER POWER COMPANY | 1950 |
| PORT EDWARDS MILL Partly retired | 14 | DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | 1913 |
| DELLS | 12 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1923 |
| KILBOURN | 10 | WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT CO | 1926 |
| LITTLE QUINNESEC FALLS HYDRO PROJECT | 9 | NORTHBROOK WISCONSIN LLC | 1900 |
| WISCONSIN RAPIDS | 9 | CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER CO | 1903 |
| BIG FALLS | 8 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1922 |
| DU BAY | 7 | CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER CO | 1942 |
| HIGH FALLS | 7 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1910 |
| CALDRON FALLS | 6 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1924 |
| COMBINED LOCKS | 6 | CITY OF KAUKAUNA | 1988 |
| CEDAR FALLS | 6 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1910 |
| BIRON | 6 | CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER CO | 1896 |
| MENOMONIE | 5 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1958 |
| WESTON | 5 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1921 |
| BRULE | 5 | WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1919 |
| WHITING | 5 | CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER CO | 1891 |
| KAUKAUNA CITY HYDRO | 5 | CITY OF KAUKAUNA | 1940 |
| STEVENS POINT | 5 | CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER CO | 1918 |
| ALEXANDER | 4 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1925 |
| SANDSTONE RAPIDS | 4 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1925 |
| PINE | 4 | WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1922 |
| JOHNSON FALLS | 3 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1923 |
| LAC COURTE OREILLES HYDROELECT | 3 | RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC | 1986 |
| LADYSMITH | 3 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1940 |
| LITTLE CHUTE | 3 | CITY OF KAUKAUNA | 1948 |
| APPLETON | 3 | WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1916 |
| TOMAHAWK | 3 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1938 |
| APPLE RIVER | 2 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1901 |
| RAPIDE CROCHE | 2 | CITY OF KAUKAUNA | 1926 |
| MERRILL | 2 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1917 |
| PARK MILL | 2 | N E W HYDRO LLC | 1920 |
| OCONTO FALLS LOWER | 2 | N E W HYDRO LLC | 1971 |
| HAT RAPIDS | 2 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1923 |
| FLAMBEAU CROWLEY RAPIDS PROJECT | 2 | RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC | 1930 |
| ARPIN DAM | 1 | RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC | 1971 |
| THORNAPPLE | 1 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1927 |
| POTATO RAPIDS | 1 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP | 1921 |
| CLAM RIVER DAM | 1 | RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC | 1942 |
| FLAMBEAU LOWER PROJECT | 1 | RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC | 1923 |
| TREGO | 1 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1927 |
| OCONTO FALLS UPPER | 1 | NEW HYDRO LLC | 1918 |
| DANBURY DAM | 1 | RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC | 1921 |
| STILES | 1 | OCONTO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE | 1949 |
| WHITE RIVER | 1 | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA | 1907 |
| NEW BADGER | · | CITY OF KAUKAUNA | 2014 |
| OLD BADGER Retired 2012 | · | CITY OF KAUKAUNA | · |