We Energies’ generating system HYDRO Febuary 2013 Location: These plants are located throughout east-central and northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Type of plant: Hydroelectric (powered by water) Plant descriptions: Appleton Powerhouse Fox River in Appleton, Wis. Constructed: 1901 Maximum generation: 2,200 kilowatts Big Quinnesec Falls Menominee River near Iron Mountain, Mich. First plant constructed: 1914 Maximum generation: 4,400 kilowatts Second plant constructed: 1949 Maximum generation: 16,000 kilowatts H y d r o e l e ctr ic Power Plants We Energies operates 13 hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity of approximately 86 megawatts. The Appleton Dam is owned and operated by the Army Corp of Engineers.
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We Energiesgenerating system
HYDRO
Febuary 2013
Location:These plants are located throughout east-central and northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Type of plant:Hydroelectric (powered by water)
Plant descriptions:
Appleton PowerhouseFox River in Appleton, Wis.Constructed: 1901Maximum generation: 2,200 kilowatts
Big Quinnesec FallsMenominee River near Iron Mountain, Mich.First plant constructed: 1914Maximum generation: 4,400 kilowatts
Second plant constructed: 1949Maximum generation: 16,000 kilowatts
Hydroelectric Power Plants
We Energies operates 13 hydroelectric power
plants with a total capacity of approximately 86 megawatts.
The Appleton Dam is owned and operated by the Army Corp of Engineers.
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We Energies generating systemHYDRO
BruleBrule River near Florence, Wis.Constructed: 1919Maximum generation: 5,300 kilowatts
Chalk HillMenominee River near Stephenson, Mich.Constructed: 1927Maximum generation: 7,800 kilowatts
Hemlock FallsMichigamme River near Crystal Falls, Mich.Constructed: 1953Maximum generation: 2,800 kilowatts
KingsfordMenominee River in Kingsford, Mich.Constructed: 1924Maximum generation: 7,200 kilowatts
Lower PaintPaint River near Crystal Falls, Mich.Constructed: 1952Maximum generation: 100 kilowatts
Michigamme FallsMichigamme River near Crystal Falls, Mich.Constructed: 1953Maximum generation: 9,600 kilowatts
Peavy FallsMichigamme River near Crystal Falls, Mich.Constructed: 1943Maximum generation: 12,000 kilowatts
PinePine River near Florence, Wis.Constructed: 1922Maximum generation: 3,600 kilowatts
Twin FallsMenominee River near Iron Mountain, Mich.Constructed: 1912Maximum generation: 6,100 kilowatts
Way Dam and Michigamme ReservoirMichigamme River near Crystal Falls, Mich.Constructed: 1941Maximum generation: 1,800 kilowatts
White RapidsMenominee River near Stephenson, Mich.Constructed: 1927Maximum generation: 7,200 kilowatts
Hydroelectric Power Plants