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Português Blue Ridge is a 24 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Commissioned
- 1935
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.884, -84.282
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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About this plant
Blue Ridge is a 23.5 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1935.
Ranked #462 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 23.5 MW represents 0.02% of the United States’ total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Blue Ridge 289 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Carters (500 MW, Hydro), Hiwassee Dam (165.6 MW, Hydro), and Apalachia (93.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Georgia, approximately 130 km from Atlanta.
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