Oliver Dam is a 60 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
- 60 MW
- Commissioned
- 1959
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Georgia Power Co
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.516, -84.997
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About this plant
Oliver Dam is a 60 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1959.
Ranked #279 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 60 MW represents 0.05% of the United States’ 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 Oliver Dam 113.5 times smaller.
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