United States

Ocoee 2 — 23 MW Hydroelectric

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Ocoee 2 is a 23 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
23 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1913

Year online

Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority

Operator

Location
35.08, -84.49

Coordinates

Insights

#3,744
largest in %s
#4,269
largest %s worldwide
#18,393
largest worldwide
1913
%d yrs older than avg
60
operated by %s
38
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
23 MW
Commissioned
1913
Status
Operational
Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.082, -84.491

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,934 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
154,737 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

420
cars / year
258
homes / year
87,919
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ocoee 2 is a 23 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Tennessee Valley Authority since 1913.

Ranked #465 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 23 MW represents 0.02% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Ocoee 2 295 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Thomas A Smith Energy Facility (1192 MW, Gas), Hiwassee Dam (165.6 MW, Hydro), and Apalachia (93.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 80 km northeast of Chattanooga.

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