Tennessee Creek— 10.8 MW Hydroelectric
Tennessee Creek is a 10.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC since 1954. Ranked #642 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 10.8 MW represents 0.01% 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 Tennessee Creek 630.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Oconee Nuclear Station (Nuclear, 2666.7 MW), Oconee (Nuclear, 2666.7 MW), and Bad Creek (Hydro, 1296 MW). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 50 km from Greenville.
72 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,696. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #23,415 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,400 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
72 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC operates 43 plants totalling 24,099 MW
67 plants within 100 km, 13,219 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tennessee Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 38 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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