Power plant · EIA plant code 3420
Watts Bar Hydro
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Location
- Rhea, TN (county level only)
- Balancing authority
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Nameplate capacity
- 174.6 MW
- Summer capacity
- 196.4 MW
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 10, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generation in 2025
- Net generation
- 865,430 MWh
- Capacity factor
- 56.6%
Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours each generator was in service that year, counted by month.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Power Plant Operations Report (Form EIA-923) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 11, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 11, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Emissions
eGRID2023 (revision 2) reports no carbon dioxide for this plant.
Emissions are for 2023, the newest eGRID year. Generation is for 2025, the newest EIA-923 year.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) · data for 2023 · as of Jun 16, 2025 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Jan 31, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generators
| Generator | Technology | Energy source | Nameplate | Operating since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HY1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | WAT | 41 MW | 1942 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HY2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | WAT | 33.4 MW | 1942 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HY3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | WAT | 33.4 MW | 1942 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HY4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | WAT | 33.4 MW | 1944 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HY5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | WAT | 33.4 MW | 1944 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860M) · data for 2026-09 · as of Oct 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Nov 23, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.