Generation Facilities


Station Type/Fuel Units Date Built KW Capacity
Au Train Hydroelectric 2 1910 990
Cataract Hydroelectric 1 1929 1,265
Gladstone Gas Turbine/Oil 1 1975/1987 22,567*
Hoist Hydroelectric 2 1916 3,400
McClure Hydroelectric 2 1919 8,480
Portage Gas Turbine/Oil 1 1973 23,800*
Prickett Hydroelectric 2 1931 2,000
Victoria Hydroelectric 2 1930 12,200

*Reported winter capacity

Total System Capability — 74,702

Other Company-Owned Generation Facilities

All energy produced at these facilities is sold directly to NewPage Corporation, Escanaba MI.

Station Type/Fuel Units Date Built KW Capacity
Boney Falls Hydroelectric 3 1921 4,100
Escanaba 1 Hydroelectric 3 1907/1920 1,600
Escanaba 3 Hydroelectric 2 1914 2,500

Non-Owned Generating Facilities Managed and Operated by UPPCO

Owner: City of Escanaba
Manager/Operator: Upper Peninsula Power Company
Agreement: UPPCO originally pays all costs of operating the plants. The City pays UPPCO the cost of operating and maintaining the plants, a management fee, and a dispatching fee.

Station Type/Fuel Units Date Built KW Capacity
Escanaba Combustion Turbine Fuel Oil 1 2003 18,000 (est)
Escanaba Generating Steam/Coal 2 1959 26,300