TN
Raccoon Mountain
General information | |
Waterway |
Tennessee River Nickajack Reservoir |
Current status | Active  |
Type of facility | Pumped Storage |
Type of permit | TVA |
Ownership and operation | |
Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Owner type | TVA |
Year first online (pumped storage) | 1978 |
Transmission or distribution system owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 4 |
Total capacity from pumped storage turbine-generator units | 1,713.6 mW |
Pumped storage gross generation in megawatt hours for each powerplant | 2,271,912.7 mWH |
News and updates
From Idaho Rivers United6/20/2022
“The Grand Salmon” team welcomed by Nez Perce in Lewiston, where the Snake River ‘is dead.’
From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance6/20/2022