KY
Kentucky Dam
General information | |
| Waterway |
Tennessee River |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Peaking |
| Type of permit | TVA |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Owner type | TVA |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1944 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 5 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 218.6 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 1,126,616.7 MWH |
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