Blue Ridge
Fannin County, Georgia · EIA plant ID 757 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
Nameplate24MWSummer 17 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation24GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1931
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 | 28.7 | 20.2% | — |
| 2002 | 28.3 | 18.9% | — |
| 2003 | 45.5 | 30.8% | — |
| 2004 | 42 | 27.7% | — |
| 2005 | 55.9 | 36.9% | — |
| 2006 | 28.6 | 18.9% | — |
| 2007 | 16 | 10.6% | — |
| 2008 | 13.6 | 8.9% | — |
| 2009 | 40 | 26.4% | — |
| 2010 | 34.5 | 22.8% | — |
| 2011 | 8.1 | 5.4% | — |
| 2012 | 13.2 | 8.7% | — |
| 2013 | 57.4 | 37.9% | — |
| 2014 | 31.8 | 21.0% | — |
| 2015 | 29.2 | 19.3% | — |
| 2016 | 27.7 | 18.2% | — |
| 2017 | 20.1 | 13.2% | — |
| 2018 | 47.4 | 31.3% | — |
| 2019 | 42.2 | 27.9% | — |
| 2020 | 61.3 | 40.4% | — |
| 2021 | 39.1 | 25.8% | — |
| 2022 | 35.9 | 23.7% | — |
| 2023 | 21.2 | 14.0% | — |
| 2024 | 25.6 | 16.9% | — |
| 2025 | 23.6 | 15.6% | — |
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 | 22 | 16 | Jul 1931 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.5 | 1.3 | Sep 1994 | 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% | 24 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Martins Creek Solar NC, LLC | 1 MW | 28.6 km |
| Ocoee 2 | 23 MW | 29.1 km |