Hydroelectric Power Plants

Hydro

We Energies operates 13 hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity of approximately 89 megawatts.

Location

These plants are located throughout east-central and northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Type of plant

Hydroelectric (powered by water)

Plant descriptions

Appleton Powerhouse

Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin Constructed: 1901
Maximum generation: 2,200 kilowatts
The Appleton Dam is owned and operated by the Army Corp of Engineers.

Big Quinnesec Falls

Menominee River near Iron Mountain, Michigan

First plant constructed: 1914
Maximum generation: 4,400 kilowatts
Second plant constructed: 1949
Maximum generation: 16,000 kilowatts

Brule

Brule River near Florence, Wisconsin
Constructed: 1919
Maximum generation: 5,300 kilowatts

Chalk Hill

Menominee River near Stephenson, Michigan
Constructed: 1927
Maximum generation: 7,800 kilowatts

Hemlock Falls

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Michigan
Constructed: 1953
Maximum generation: 2,800 kilowatts

Kingsford

Menominee River in Kingsford, Michigan
Constructed: 1924
Maximum generation: 7,200 kilowatts

Lower Paint

Paint River near Crystal Falls, Michigan
Constructed: 1952
Maximum generation: 100 kilowatts

Michigamme Falls

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Michigan
Constructed: 1953
Maximum generation: 9,600 kilowatts

Peavy Falls

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Michigan
Constructed: 1943
Maximum generation: 12,000 kilowatts

Pine

Pine River near Florence, Wisconsin
Constructed: 1922
Maximum generation: 3,600 kilowatts

Twin Falls

Menominee River near Iron Mountain, Michigan
Originally constructed: 1912
Replaced: 2016
Maximum generation: 9,000 kilowatts

Way Dam and Michigamme Reservoir

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Michigan
Constructed: 1941
Maximum generation: 1,800 kilowatts

White Rapids

Menominee River near Stephenson, Michigan
Constructed: 1927
Maximum generation: 7,200 kilowatts

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Updated: September 2018

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