Melton Hill is a 72 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
- 72 MW
- Commissioned
- 1964
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.885, -84.300
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About this plant
Melton Hill is a 72 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Tennessee Valley Authority since 1964.
Ranked #254 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 72 MW accounts for 0.06% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW in the country. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Melton Hill 94.5 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Kingston (1700 MW, Coal), Bull Run (950 MW, Coal), and Calderwood (156.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 50 km west of Knoxville.
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