Tallassee Hydro Project
Hydro power plant · Clarke County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
2.3 MW
Rank in Georgia
#207
of 264 plants
In service since
1986
August 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Tallassee Shoals LLC
- County
- Clarke County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Georgia
- #26 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 7191
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 1986 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.3 MW solar plant and a 2.3 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Georgia power plants · What Georgia actually generates