Rapide Croche
Outagamie County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 4122 · Operator: City of Kaukauna
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation17GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor79%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1926
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 | 16 | 76.1% | — |
| 2002 | 16.3 | 77.7% | — |
| 2003 | 14.5 | 68.8% | — |
| 2004 | 14.4 | 68.4% | — |
| 2005 | 15.8 | 75.2% | — |
| 2006 | 15.1 | 71.7% | — |
| 2007 | 12.9 | 61.2% | — |
| 2008 | 13.2 | 62.5% | — |
| 2009 | 14 | 66.4% | — |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 77.1% | — |
| 2011 | 16.1 | 76.5% | — |
| 2012 | 13.2 | 62.6% | — |
| 2013 | 15.2 | 72.1% | — |
| 2014 | 17.8 | 84.5% | — |
| 2015 | 16.3 | 77.5% | — |
| 2016 | 18 | 85.6% | — |
| 2017 | 18.8 | 89.3% | — |
| 2018 | 16.8 | 79.9% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8 | 79.8% | — |
| 2020 | 18.3 | 86.6% | — |
| 2021 | 18 | 85.8% | — |
| 2022 | 17.6 | 83.7% | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 71.5% | — |
| 2024 | 17.2 | 81.7% | — |
| 2025 | 16.5 | 78.7% | — |
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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1926 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1926 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1926 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1926 | 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% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Outagamie County Co-Generation Facility | retired | 3.6 km |
| Kaukauna City Hydro | 5 MW | 4.7 km |
| Kimberly Mill | 2 MW | 4.7 km |
| Combined Locks | 6 MW | 4.9 km |
| Combined Locks Energy Center | 67 MW | 5.1 km |
| New Badger | 8 MW | 5.7 km |