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Great Falls (TN) — 34 MW Hydroelectric

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Great Falls (TN) is a 34 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
34 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1920

Year online

Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority

Operator

Location
35.81, -85.63

Coordinates

Insights

#3,382
largest in United States of America
#3,702
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#16,025
largest worldwide
1920
64 yrs older than avg
60
operated by Tennessee Valley Authority
19
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
34 MW
Commissioned
1920
Status
Operational
Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.807, -85.634

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,834 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
226,723 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

616
cars per year
378
homes per year
128,820
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Great Falls (TN) is a 33.7 MW hydro power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1920. It is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Ranked #392 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, Great Falls represents 0.03% 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 Great Falls 202 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Center Hill (140 MW, Hydro) and McMinnville (24 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 80 km from Nashville.

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