KY

Barkley

General information

Waterway  Cumberland River
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Conventional Hydro
Type of permit US Army Corps of Engineers

Ownership and operation

Owner USCE-Nashville District
Owner type USACE
Year first online (conventional hydro) 1966
Transmission or distribution system owner Tennessee Valley Authority

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 4
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant 130.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation 665,206.9 MWH

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