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Hydro Power in Wisconsin
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Hydro generation (2025)
2,187 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
3.28%
National rank (hydro output)
#19
U.S. average share
5.58%
Hydro share of Wisconsin's power mix over time
2001: 3.5% → 2025: 3.28%
Year by year
| Year | Hydro (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,187 | 3.28% |
| 2024 | 2,072 | 3.17% |
| 2023 | 1,926 | 3.08% |
| 2022 | 1,991 | 3.25% |
| 2021 | 2,145 | 3.34% |
| 2020 | 2,788 | 4.54% |
| 2019 | 2,641 | 4.21% |
| 2018 | 2,392 | 3.63% |
| 2017 | 2,657 | 4.08% |
| 2016 | 2,795 | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 2,341 | 3.53% |
| 2014 | 2,472 | 4.05% |
| 2013 | 1,979 | 3% |
| 2012 | 1,530 | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 2,147 | 3.39% |
| 2010 | 2,112 | 3.28% |
| 2009 | 1,394 | 2.32% |
| 2008 | 1,616 | 2.55% |
| 2007 | 1,516 | 2.39% |
| 2006 | 1,679 | 2.72% |
| 2005 | 1,740 | 2.81% |
| 2004 | 1,981 | 3.28% |
| 2003 | 1,843 | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 2,515 | 4.3% |
| 2001 | 2,056 | 3.5% |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, electric power operational data (net generation by state and energy source). "Share of state mix" is this fuel's net generation as a percentage of all in-state net generation.