NC
Hiwassee Dam
General information | |
| Waterway |
Hiwassee River |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro, Pumped Storage |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Peaking |
| Type of permit | TVA |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Owner type | TVA |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1940 |
| Year first online (pumped storage) | 1956 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 70.6 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 198,752.9 MWH |
| Total capacity from pumped storage turbine-generator units | 95.0 MW |
| Pumped storage gross generation in megawatt hours for each powerplant | 90,698.8 MWH |
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