Little Chute
Outagamie County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 4119 · Operator: City of Kaukauna
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation22GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor76%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1948
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.3 | 77.2% | — |
| 2002 | 21.6 | 74.6% | — |
| 2003 | 19.5 | 67.6% | — |
| 2004 | 23.5 | 81.1% | — |
| 2005 | 19.6 | 67.8% | — |
| 2006 | 18.7 | 64.6% | — |
| 2007 | 17.4 | 60.2% | — |
| 2008 | 21.1 | 72.9% | — |
| 2009 | 18.8 | 64.9% | — |
| 2010 | 23.6 | 81.6% | — |
| 2011 | 24.5 | 84.9% | — |
| 2012 | 19.3 | 66.7% | — |
| 2013 | 22.9 | 79.1% | — |
| 2014 | 24.6 | 85.1% | — |
| 2015 | 21.7 | 75.0% | — |
| 2016 | 25.2 | 86.8% | — |
| 2017 | 25.3 | 87.5% | — |
| 2018 | 23.8 | 82.2% | — |
| 2019 | 25.6 | 88.7% | — |
| 2020 | 26.6 | 91.6% | — |
| 2021 | 24.9 | 86.2% | — |
| 2022 | 23 | 79.5% | — |
| 2023 | 20.4 | 70.7% | — |
| 2024 | 23.8 | 82.0% | — |
| 2025 | 22.1 | 76.3% | — |
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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 1948 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 1948 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 1948 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Kaukauna. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Kaukauna | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kaukauna Paper Mill | 45 MW | 0.3 km |
| Kaukauna Gas Turbine | 18 MW | 0.9 km |
| Island Street Peaking Plant | 61 MW | 0.9 km |
| New Badger | 8 MW | 1 km |
| Combined Locks | 6 MW | 3.6 km |
| Combined Locks Energy Center | 67 MW | 3.7 km |