Nameplate capacity
19 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#54
of 106 plants
In service since
2012
January 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among hydro plants in Tennessee
- #28 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 3412
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 2014 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Tennessee
| Ocoee 2 | Hydro | 23 MW |
| Powell Valley | Other | 22 MW |
| Vanderbilt University Power Plant | Natural gas | 19 MW |
| Providence Solar | Solar | 16 MW |
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 19 MW solar plant and a 19 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 Tennessee power plants · What Tennessee actually generates