United States

Ocoee 2 — 23 MW Hydroelectric

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Ocoee 2 is a 23 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
23 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1913

Year online

Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority

Operator

Location
35.08, -84.49

Coordinates

Insights

#3,744
largest in United States of America
#4,269
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#18,393
largest worldwide
1913
71 yrs older than avg
60
operated by Tennessee Valley Authority
38
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
23 MW
Commissioned
1913
Status
Operational
Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.082, -84.491

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,934 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
154,737 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

420
cars per year
258
homes per year
87,919
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ocoee 2 is a 23 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Tennessee Valley Authority since 1913.

Ranked #465 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 23 MW represents 0.02% 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 Ocoee 2 295 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Thomas A Smith Energy Facility (1192 MW, Gas), Hiwassee Dam (165.6 MW, Hydro), and Apalachia (93.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 80 km northeast of Chattanooga.

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