United States

Melton Hill — 72 MW Hydroelectric

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Melton Hill is a 72 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
72 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1964

Year online

Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority

Operator

Location
35.89, -84.30

Coordinates

Insights

#2,563
largest in %s
#2,721
largest %s worldwide
#11,616
largest worldwide
1964
%d yrs older than avg
60
operated by %s
35
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
72 MW
Commissioned
1964
Status
Operational
Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.885, -84.300

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,055 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
484,393 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,316
cars / year
807
homes / year
275,223
trees to offset

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

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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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