Deutsch 
Français 
Español 
日本語 
Português Chatuge is a 13 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Commissioned
- 1955
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.019, -83.791
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
Nearby Plants
Bowen
United States of America · Coal
Jack McDonough
United States of America · Natural Gas
Oconee
United States of America · Nuclear
Oconee Nuclear Station
United States of America · Nuclear
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
United States of America · Nuclear
Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station
United States of America · Nuclear
About this plant
Chatuge is a 13.2 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1955.
Ranked #587 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 13.2 MW accounts for 0.011% 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 Chatuge 515 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Fontana Dam (254.7 MW, Hydro), Hiwassee Dam (165.6 MW, Hydro), and Cheoah (140 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 150 km southwest of Asheville.
More Hydroelectric plants
China · Hydroelectric
Ukraine · HydroelectricSpotted an error?
Our data is community-verified. If any detail looks wrong or out of date, suggest a correction below — our team reviews and applies approved changes across all languages.