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Português Ocoee 3 is a 29 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
- 29 MW
- Commissioned
- 1943
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.075, -84.483
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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About this plant
Ocoee 3 is a 28.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1943.
Ranked #425 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.02% of the nation’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 3 236.6 times smaller.
Nearby facilities include Thomas A Smith Energy Facility (1,192 MW, Gas), Hiwassee Dam (165.6 MW, Hydro), and Apalachia (93.6 MW, Hydro). The plant is situated in Tennessee, approximately 90 km northeast of Chattanooga.
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