Oconto Falls Upper
Oconto County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 4044 · Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor62%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1918
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.4 | 66.7% | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 72.2% | — |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 57.0% | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 62.5% | — |
| 2007 | 5 | 51.8% | — |
| 2008 | 5.2 | 53.4% | — |
| 2009 | 4.9 | 50.5% | — |
| 2010 | 6.3 | 65.0% | — |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 73.3% | — |
| 2012 | 5.6 | 57.8% | — |
| 2013 | 6.3 | 65.3% | — |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 80.3% | — |
| 2015 | 7.7 | 79.8% | — |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 84.1% | — |
| 2017 | 9.1 | 94.3% | — |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 77.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 98.8% | — |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 100.8% | — |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 76.6% | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 62.1% | — |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 33.5% | — |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 67.2% | — |
| 2025 | 6 | 62.2% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1924 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1921 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 1918 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| N.E.W. Hydro, LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Oconto Falls Lower | 2 MW | 0.6 km |
| Stiles | 1 MW | 0.9 km |
| Bonduel Solar WI, LLC | 8 MW | 24.1 km |
| Pulliam | 91 MW | 39 km |
| Sandstone Rapids | 4 MW | 40.2 km |
| Potato Rapids | 1 MW | 40.4 km |