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Xcel Energy Cedar Falls Hydro project supports construction students’ industry experiences
12 May 2026
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Donning hard hats and safety vests, construction management and risk control students from UW-Stout recently stood at the base of the Cedar Falls Hydroelectric plant and peered up at the 60-foot-tall dam that creates the 1,800-acre Tainter Lake, north of Menomonie.
Cedar Falls Hydro is one of 19 hydroelectric facilities in Wisconsin operated by Xcel Energy, with a total generating capacity of about 272 megawatts of renewable and carbon-free electricity.
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