United States

Apalachia — 94 MW Hydroelectric

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Apalachia is a 94 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
94 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1943

Year online

Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority

Operator

Location
35.17, -84.30

Coordinates

Insights

#2,267
largest in %s
#2,395
largest %s worldwide
#10,606
largest worldwide
1943
%d yrs older than avg
60
operated by %s
38
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
94 MW
Commissioned
1943
Status
Operational
Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.168, -84.296

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,871 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
629,711 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,711
cars / year
1,050
homes / year
357,790
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Apalachia is a 93.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1943.

Ranked #214 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 93.6 MW represents 0.08% of the United States’ total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Apalachia 72.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Hiwassee Dam (165.6 MW, Hydro), Calderwood (156.6 MW, Hydro), and Cheoah (140 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 80 km from Knoxville.

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