United States

Tims Ford — 46 MW Hydroelectric

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Tims Ford is a 46 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
46 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1972

Year online

Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority

Operator

Location
35.20, -86.28

Coordinates

Insights

#3,090
largest in United States of America
#3,291
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,619
largest worldwide
1972
12 yrs older than avg
60
operated by Tennessee Valley Authority
18
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
46 MW
Commissioned
1972
Status
Operational
Owner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.197, -86.278

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,843 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
307,455 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

835
cars per year
512
homes per year
174,690
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Tims Ford is a 45.7 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1972.
Ranked #319 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, it contributes 0.04% to 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 Tims Ford 148 times smaller.
There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 100 km from Nashville.

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