MI
Big Quinnesec Falls P-1980
General information | |
| Waterway | Menominee River |
| Current status | Active |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river/Peaking |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-1980 |
| Permit issued | 1/7/2001 |
| Permit expires | 7/27/2040 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1949 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | American Transmission Co |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 16.0 mW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 93,763.5 mWH |
Quinnesec Falls dam, at river mile 94.8
- Two concrete non-overflow sections with a combined length of 305 ft.
- 96-foot-long intake section
- 229-ft-long spillway section
- Four 12-ft-diameter penstock
- Two powerhouses containing two units of 1,850kW and two of 8,900 kW
- 270 acre impoundment
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Related resources
- Big Quinnesec Project, Menominee River, Michigan (License summaries, Midwest)
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