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EIA plant 4077

Wausau · Marathon · WI

Wausau

Operated by Wisconsin Public Service Corp

Annual generation18,565 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Wausau?

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44.957500, -89.636700

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric5.4 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

11,754
21,354
31,653
42,620
51,563
61,448
71,561
81,499
91,055
10901
111,380
121,777

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
11,754
21,354
31,653
42,620
51,563
61,448
71,561
81,499
91,055
10901
111,380
121,777

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,754 MWh
21,354 MWh
31,653 MWh
42,620 MWh
51,563 MWh
61,448 MWh
71,561 MWh
81,499 MWh
91,055 MWh
10901 MWh
111,380 MWh
121,777 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.8OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.8OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
4077
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wisconsin River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (2,620 MWh) and 10 the lowest (901 MWh). Their difference is 1,719 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric1.81.81.80.1
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.81.81.80.1
3Conventional Hydroelectric1.81.81.80.1

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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