Kaukauna City Hydro
Outagamie County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 7822 · Operator: City of Kaukauna
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation31GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor74%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1940
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 | 36.3 | 86.3% | — |
| 2002 | 36 | 85.6% | — |
| 2003 | 32.2 | 76.5% | — |
| 2004 | 38.8 | 92.0% | — |
| 2005 | 32.9 | 78.3% | — |
| 2006 | 30 | 71.2% | — |
| 2007 | 26.6 | 63.2% | — |
| 2008 | 32.9 | 78.0% | — |
| 2009 | 28.8 | 68.5% | — |
| 2010 | 28.7 | 68.3% | — |
| 2011 | 21.4 | 50.9% | — |
| 2012 | 28.1 | 66.6% | — |
| 2013 | 34.2 | 81.3% | — |
| 2014 | 36.6 | 87.0% | — |
| 2015 | 34.3 | 81.7% | — |
| 2016 | 38.8 | 92.0% | — |
| 2017 | 39.4 | 93.8% | — |
| 2018 | 37.4 | 89.0% | — |
| 2019 | 40.1 | 95.4% | — |
| 2020 | 40.6 | 96.2% | — |
| 2021 | 36.5 | 86.8% | — |
| 2022 | 31.8 | 75.7% | — |
| 2023 | 28.3 | 67.4% | — |
| 2024 | 23 | 54.6% | — |
| 2025 | 31.3 | 74.5% | — |
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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Dec 1940 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.4 | 2.4 | Oct 1942 | 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% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kimberly Mill | 2 MW | 1.2 km |
| Combined Locks Energy Center | 67 MW | 1.5 km |
| Combined Locks | 6 MW | 1.5 km |
| Outagamie County Co-Generation Facility | retired | 1.8 km |
| New Badger | 8 MW | 4.1 km |
| Island Street Peaking Plant | 61 MW | 4.2 km |