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Clay County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 2778 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
Nameplate13MWSummer 14 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation19GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1954
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.3 | 14.9% | — |
| 2002 | 20.6 | 21.2% | — |
| 2003 | 36.1 | 37.1% | — |
| 2004 | 27.3 | 21.9% | — |
| 2005 | 39.5 | 31.7% | — |
| 2006 | 18.5 | 15.2% | — |
| 2007 | 11 | 9.0% | — |
| 2008 | 9.2 | 7.5% | — |
| 2009 | 35.3 | 28.9% | — |
| 2010 | 26.2 | 21.5% | — |
| 2011 | 25.2 | 20.7% | — |
| 2012 | 19.8 | 16.3% | — |
| 2013 | 44.9 | 36.9% | — |
| 2014 | 24.8 | 20.4% | — |
| 2015 | 27.8 | 22.8% | — |
| 2016 | 28 | 22.9% | — |
| 2017 | 17.4 | 14.3% | — |
| 2018 | 36.1 | 29.6% | — |
| 2019 | 30.6 | 25.1% | — |
| 2020 | 57.7 | 47.2% | — |
| 2021 | 50.2 | 41.2% | — |
| 2022 | 28.2 | 23.2% | — |
| 2023 | 21 | 17.3% | — |
| 2024 | 26.4 | 21.6% | — |
| 2025 | 18.9 | 15.5% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 13.2 | 13.9 | Dec 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 100.0% | 13 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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