Big Quinnesec 92
Dickinson County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 7820 · Operator: Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Nameplate16MWSummer 16 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation100GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor71%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1949
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 | 95.4 | 77.8% | — |
| 2002 | 114.1 | 93.0% | — |
| 2003 | 93.9 | 95.7% | — |
| 2004 | 97.9 | 99.5% | — |
| 2005 | 93.3 | 95.1% | — |
| 2006 | 89.9 | 91.6% | — |
| 2007 | 76.1 | 77.5% | — |
| 2008 | 78.7 | 80.0% | — |
| 2009 | 66.9 | 68.2% | — |
| 2010 | 86.6 | 97.9% | — |
| 2011 | 88.6 | 97.3% | — |
| 2012 | 65.9 | 72.1% | — |
| 2013 | 73.3 | 52.3% | — |
| 2014 | 104.8 | 74.8% | — |
| 2015 | 106.2 | 75.8% | — |
| 2016 | 113.5 | 80.8% | — |
| 2017 | 126.8 | 90.5% | — |
| 2018 | 117.6 | 83.9% | — |
| 2019 | 113.9 | 81.3% | — |
| 2020 | 136.6 | 97.2% | — |
| 2021 | 104.7 | 74.7% | — |
| 2022 | 105 | 74.9% | — |
| 2023 | 99.6 | 71.0% | — |
| 2024 | 89.1 | 63.4% | — |
| 2025 | 100 | 71.4% | — |
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 | 8 | 8 | Nov 1949 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 8 | 8 | Dec 1949 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | 100.0% | 16 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Big Quinnesec 61 | 4 MW | 0.1 km |
| Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project | 9 MW | 4.3 km |
| Verso Paper Quinnesec Mich Mill | 56 MW | 6.7 km |
| Kingsford | 7 MW | 6.9 km |
| Twin Falls (WI) | 9 MW | 9.7 km |
| Norway (MI) | 6 MW | 14.8 km |