WI
Peshtigo P-2581
General information | |
Waterway |
Peshtigo River |
Current status | Active  |
Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
FERC docket # | P-2581 |
FERC project name | Peshtigo |
Permit issued | 6/21/97 |
Permit expiration | 5/27/37 |
Ownership and operation | |
Owner | Wisconsin Public Service Corp |
Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1920 |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 2 |
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 0.6 mW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 3,226.0 mWH |
This project is located on the Peshtigo River in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
The Peshtigo Project consists of a dam and spillway, 460-acre reservoir, powerhouse, and appurtenant facilities. The Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, which operates this project, owns 0.77 acre of land surrounding the reservoir and powerhouse areas. This run-of-river project produces about 3.5 GWh of electricity annually.
News and updates
From Idaho Rivers United6/20/2022
“The Grand Salmon” team welcomed by Nez Perce in Lewiston, where the Snake River ‘is dead.’
From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance6/20/2022