Nameplate capacity
29 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#49
of 106 plants
In service since
1943
April 1943
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.12%
- Rank among hydro plants in Tennessee
- #25 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 3414
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 29 MW | 29 MW | 1943 | 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
| SR Bell Buckle | Solar | 35 MW |
| Great Falls (TN) | Hydro | 34 MW |
| J P Priest | Hydro | 28 MW |
| McMinnville | Other | 24 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 29 MW solar plant and a 29 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