Franklin P-2603

General information
Waterway	Little Tennessee River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Run-of-river
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-2603
FERC project name	Franklin
Permit issued	9/2/11
Permit expiration	8/27/41
Ownership and operation
Owner	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1925
Transmission or distribution system owner	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	2
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	1.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	7,817.0 MWH

The Franklin Project is located in southwestern North Carolina on the Little Tennessee River, about 21 river miles upstream of Fontana Lake, which is administered by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The Franklin Project consists of: (1) a 463-foot-long, 36-foot-high concrete gravity dam, which includes, beginning at the left abutment (a) a 15-foot-long nonoverflow section, (b) a 54-foot-long uncontrolled spillway with two bays, (c) a 181.5- foot-long gated section with six Tainter gates, (d) a second 54-foot-long uncontrolled spillway with two bays, (e) a 25-foot-long non-overflow section, (f) a 63-foot-long intake section with six intake gates leading to a powerhouse integral with the dam, (g) a 70-footlong non-overflow section, and (2) a 174-acre reservoir (Lake Emory) at full pond elevation 2,000.22 feet mean sea level (msl). The powerhouse contains two turbine/generating units, the 520-kW generating unit No. 1 and the 520-kW generating unit No. 2, with a total installed capacity of 1.04 MW.

Source: FERC

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