Tims Ford
Franklin County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 3417 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
Nameplate46MWSummer 40 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation41GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor12%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1972
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 | 81.1 | 23.7% | — |
| 2002 | 80.2 | 23.1% | — |
| 2003 | 96.9 | 27.9% | — |
| 2004 | 78.6 | 22.6% | — |
| 2005 | 54.5 | 15.7% | — |
| 2006 | 30.8 | 8.7% | — |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 2.0% | — |
| 2008 | 31.3 | 8.9% | — |
| 2009 | 65.4 | 18.6% | — |
| 2010 | 46.7 | 13.3% | — |
| 2011 | 50.4 | 14.3% | — |
| 2012 | 41.9 | 11.9% | — |
| 2013 | 58 | 16.5% | — |
| 2014 | 37.5 | 10.7% | — |
| 2015 | 61.7 | 17.5% | — |
| 2016 | 63.3 | 17.9% | — |
| 2017 | 36.4 | 10.3% | — |
| 2018 | 68.4 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 74.8 | 21.2% | — |
| 2020 | 116.4 | 33.0% | — |
| 2021 | 43 | 12.2% | — |
| 2022 | 56.8 | 16.1% | — |
| 2023 | 41.7 | 11.8% | — |
| 2024 | 37.3 | 10.6% | — |
| 2025 | 41.2 | 11.7% | — |
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 | 45 | 39.7 | Mar 1972 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.7 | 0.5 | Mar 1987 | 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% | 46 MW |
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