Raccoon Mountain
Hamilton County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 6151 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
Nameplate1,714MWSummer 1,616 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation-624GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1978
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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 | -733.7 | — | — |
| 2002 | -695.8 | — | — |
| 2003 | -728.6 | — | — |
| 2004 | -817.8 | — | — |
| 2005 | -597.9 | — | — |
| 2006 | -667.5 | — | — |
| 2007 | -704.4 | — | — |
| 2008 | -738.7 | — | — |
| 2009 | -649.8 | — | — |
| 2010 | -721.5 | — | — |
| 2011 | -660.4 | — | — |
| 2012 | -162.9 | — | — |
| 2013 | -42 | — | — |
| 2014 | -491.2 | — | — |
| 2015 | -530.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | -703.9 | — | — |
| 2017 | -686.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | -619.8 | — | — |
| 2019 | -615.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | -721 | — | — |
| 2021 | -577.3 | — | — |
| 2022 | -491.3 | — | — |
| 2023 | -553.8 | — | — |
| 2024 | -570.8 | — | — |
| 2025 | -537.5 | — | — |
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 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 428.4 | 404.7 | Jan 1979 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 428.4 | 404.1 | Dec 1978 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 428.4 | 403.5 | Feb 1979 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 428.4 | 404 | Aug 1979 | 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% | 1,714 MW |
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