Center Hill
DeKalb County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 6417 · Operator: USCE-Nashville District
Nameplate156MWSummer 154 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation356GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor26%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1950
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 | 285.1 | 20.9% | — |
| 2002 | 422.2 | 30.9% | — |
| 2003 | 444.3 | 32.5% | — |
| 2004 | 471.5 | 34.4% | — |
| 2005 | 264 | 19.3% | — |
| 2006 | 292.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2007 | 102.4 | 7.5% | — |
| 2008 | 181.7 | 13.3% | — |
| 2009 | 377.5 | 27.6% | — |
| 2010 | 251.1 | 18.4% | — |
| 2011 | 390.1 | 28.5% | — |
| 2012 | 244.7 | 17.9% | — |
| 2013 | 398.1 | 29.1% | — |
| 2014 | 346.1 | 25.3% | — |
| 2015 | 360.8 | 26.4% | — |
| 2016 | 215.6 | 15.7% | — |
| 2017 | 347.3 | 25.4% | — |
| 2018 | 368.6 | 27.3% | — |
| 2019 | 245.3 | 18.2% | — |
| 2020 | 334.7 | 24.7% | — |
| 2021 | 387.9 | 28.8% | — |
| 2022 | 422.7 | 31.3% | — |
| 2023 | 308.1 | 22.8% | — |
| 2024 | 291.6 | 21.6% | — |
| 2025 | 355.8 | 26.4% | — |
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 | 52 | 52 | Nov 1950 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 52 | 50 | Jan 1951 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 52 | 52 | Apr 1951 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: USCE-Nashville District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| USCE-Nashville District | 100.0% | 156 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Gallatin (TN) | 1,918 MW | 56.9 km |
| Dale Hollow | 54 MW | 59.4 km |