United States

Tugalo — 45 MW Hydroelectric

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Tugalo is a 45 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
45 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1923

Year online

Owner
Georgia Power Co

Operator

Location
34.71, -83.35

Coordinates

Insights

#3,112
largest in %s
#3,339
largest %s worldwide
#14,759
largest worldwide
1923
%d yrs older than avg
40
operated by %s
68
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
45 MW
Commissioned
1923
Status
Operational
Owner
Georgia Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
34.713, -83.352

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,768 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
301,400 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

819
cars / year
502
homes / year
171,250
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Tugalo is a 44.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Georgia Power Co since 1923.
Ranked #327 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, it contributes 0.04% 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 Tugalo 151.5 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Bad Creek (1,296 MW, Hydro), Jocassee (774 MW, Hydro), and Tallulah Falls (72 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Georgia, approximately 130 km northeast of Atlanta.

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