Query
Jim Falls
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Jim Falls
Generated
2026-10-18T03:07:36.017Z

Briefing on Jim Falls

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 18, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
60 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1988
Operating since
3
Generators
23.2%
Capacity factor
122 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Jim Falls is a 60 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Jim Falls is reported in Wisconsin since 1988 under Xcel Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 23.2% capacity factor and 122 GWh annual generation; $1812/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Chippewa, Wisconsin
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
Xcel Energy
Operator
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
4008

What stands out

1

Jim Falls is a 60 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Wisconsin with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 23.2% capacity factor and 122 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $7.3/MWh OpEx, $1812/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Northern States Power Company; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions” (Federal Register (FERC), 2026-07-10).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#1 of 61
National rank
#269 of 1,462

Why it matters

For this asset in MISO (Midcontinent), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.