Nacoochee is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
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Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Commissioned
- 1926
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Georgia Power Co
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.755, -83.501
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About this plant
Nacoochee is a 4.8 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1926.
Ranked #899 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 4.8 MW constitutes 0.004% 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 Nacoochee 1,416.5 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Tallulah Falls (72 MW, Hydro), GRP Franklin Renewable Energy Facility (58 MW, Waste), and Tugalo (44.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Georgia, approximately 130 km northeast of Atlanta.
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