Power Plants in Rhea County, Tennessee

Rhea County, Tennessee has 3 power plants totaling 2,714 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity2,714 MWnameplate
Generation19.5M MWhannual
Nuclear 94%Hydroelectric 6%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Watts Bar Nuclear PlantSpring CityNuclear2,540 MWTennessee Valley Authority
Watts Bar HydroSpring CityHydroelectric175 MWTennessee Valley Authority
Watts Bar FossilSpring CityCoal— MWTennessee Valley Authority

About power generation in Rhea County

Rhea County, Tennessee has 3 power plants totaling 2,714 MW of nameplate capacity. Nuclear is the dominant fuel source at 94% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (6%) and Coal (0%). The largest facility is Watts Bar Nuclear Plant at 2,539 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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