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Português Tuckasegee is a 3 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Commissioned
- 1950
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -83.128
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About this plant
Tuckasegee is a 3 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC since 1950.
Ranked #1064 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.0025% 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 Tuckasegee 2,269.7 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Bad Creek (1296 MW, Hydro), Jocassee (774 MW, Hydro), and Keowee (157.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 60 km from Asheville.
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