TN
Watts Bar Hydro
General information | |
Waterway | Tennessee River |
Current status | Active  |
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) | 1942 |
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 | 174.6 mW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 841,406.5 mWH |
News and updates
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