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
From Hydropower Reform Coalition8/18/2022
From Idaho Rivers United9/20/2022
Celebrating “World Rivers Day” by highlighting the SF Salmon
From Idaho Rivers United9/19/2022
Klamath River dam removal moves forward as the largest river restoration project in U.S. history