Nameplate capacity
58 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#39
of 106 plants
In service since
1949
August 1949
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- County
- Carter County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.24%
- Rank among hydro plants in Tennessee
- #18 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 3418
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 29 MW | 38 MW | 1949 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 29 MW | 29 MW | 1949 | 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
| Primient Loudon Plant | Natural gas | 61 MW |
| Fort Patrick Henry | Hydro | 59 MW |
| Dale Hollow | Hydro | 54 MW |
| Millington Solar Farm | Solar | 53 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 58 MW solar plant and a 58 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