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EIA plant 50439

Oconto Falls · Oconto · WI

Oconto Falls Lower

Operated by Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC

Annual generation6,945 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Oconto Falls Lower?

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44.871900, -88.143900

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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 Hydroelectric2 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.

1312
2441
3537
41,037
51,031
6900
7764
8285
9145
10321
11863
12309

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
1312
2441
3537
41,037
51,031
6900
7764
8285
9145
10321
11863
12309

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1312 MWh
2441 MWh
3537 MWh
41,037 MWh
51,031 MWh
6900 MWh
7764 MWh
8285 MWh
9145 MWh
10321 MWh
11863 MWh
12309 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.7OP
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.3OS

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
50439
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Oconto 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 (1,037 MWh) and 9 the lowest (145 MWh). Their difference is 892 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric0.30.30.30.1
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric1.71.71.70.5

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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