Barron
Barron County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 4102 · Operator: City of Barron - (WI)
×9 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Nov 2024)
Nameplate0MWSummer 0 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor44%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1923
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 53.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6 | 46.7% | — |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 48.7% | 10,936 |
| 2004 | 0.4 | 41.9% | 11,667 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 38.4% | 10,668 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 24.5% | 10,596 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 24.0% | 10,025 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 27.7% | 13,500 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 23.6% | 10,900 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 25.1% | 11,474 |
| 2011 | 0.2 | 22.9% | 10,048 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 22.7% | 10,571 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 23.4% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 27.7% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 33.8% | — |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 38.5% | — |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 37.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 32.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 43.6% | — |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 48.0% | 26,500 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 39.6% | — |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 37.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 39.8% | — |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 38.9% | — |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 43.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.1 | 0.1 | Aug 1923 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 1998 | Retired Nov 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 1998 | Retired Nov 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 1998 | Retired Nov 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 1998 | Retired Nov 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.8 | 0.6 | Mar 1944 | Retired Mar 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1.3 | Mar 1954 | Retired Nov 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Mar 1960 | Retired Nov 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Barron - (WI). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Barron - (WI) | 100.0% | 0 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Rice Lake Solar Array | 4 MW | 15.3 km |
| Cumberland Solar | 3 MW | 18.8 km |
| Cumberland (WI) | 21 MW | 20.4 km |