United States

Ocoee 1 — 19 MW Hydroelectric

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Ocoee 1 is a 19 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
19 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1912

Year online

Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority

Operator

Location
35.09, -84.65

Coordinates

Insights

#4,094
largest in United States of America
#4,561
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#20,066
largest worldwide
1912
72 yrs older than avg
60
operated by Tennessee Valley Authority
37
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
19 MW
Commissioned
1912
Status
Operational
Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.095, -84.648

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,598 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
127,826 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

347
cars per year
213
homes per year
72,628
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ocoee 1 is a 19 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1912.

Ranked #503 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 19 MW accounts for 0.02% of the 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 Ocoee 1 358.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Sequoyah (2,441 MW, Nuclear), Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station (2,441 MW, Nuclear), and Thomas A Smith Energy Facility (1,192 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 50 km northeast of Chattanooga.

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