Oconto Falls Lower
Oconto County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 50439 · Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor34%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1971
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 | 5.9 | 33.7% | — |
| 2002 | 9.1 | 51.7% | — |
| 2003 | 7.6 | 43.6% | — |
| 2004 | 8.1 | 46.1% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7 | 32.6% | — |
| 2006 | 15.2 | 86.9% | — |
| 2007 | 4.9 | 27.8% | — |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 25.5% | — |
| 2009 | 3.6 | 20.8% | — |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 37.2% | — |
| 2011 | 7.5 | 42.6% | — |
| 2012 | 5.4 | 30.5% | — |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 38.4% | — |
| 2014 | 8.6 | 49.0% | — |
| 2015 | 8.7 | 49.8% | — |
| 2016 | 8.9 | 50.9% | — |
| 2017 | 11.8 | 67.2% | — |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 47.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 65.2% | — |
| 2020 | 13 | 74.0% | — |
| 2021 | 8.5 | 48.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 37.5% | — |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 25.2% | — |
| 2024 | 6.9 | 39.5% | — |
| 2025 | 6 | 34.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 1971 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.7 | 1.7 | Jan 1971 | 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% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Oconto Falls Upper | 1 MW | 0.6 km |
| Stiles | 1 MW | 1.2 km |
| Bonduel Solar WI, LLC | 8 MW | 24 km |
| Pulliam | 91 MW | 38.4 km |
| Potato Rapids | 1 MW | 40.5 km |
| Sandstone Rapids | 4 MW | 40.6 km |