Nameplate capacity
11 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#63
of 106 plants
In service since
1950
July 1950
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- County
- Carter County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in Tennessee
- #29 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 3421
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.0 MW | 7.0 MW | 1950 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1.4 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1.4 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1.3 MW | 2026 | 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
| Latitude Solar Center | Solar | 15 MW |
| Wildberry | Solar | 15 MW |
| SR Washington I, LLC | Solar | 9.0 MW |
| Selmer II | Solar | 8.0 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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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