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EIA plant 49

Town Creek · Lawrence · AL

Wheeler Dam

Operated by Tennessee Valley Authority

Annual generation1,194,445 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextTennessee Valley AuthorityBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Wheeler Dam?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

34.806900, -87.381900

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1166,589 MWh
2180,210 MWh
3155,845 MWh
450,480 MWh
5125,844 MWh
665,138 MWh
748,763 MWh
868,419 MWh
966,269 MWh
10120,400 MWh
1163,494 MWh
1282,994 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
11Conventional HydroelectricWAT43.6OP
9Conventional HydroelectricWAT43.6OP
10Conventional HydroelectricWAT36OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT35.1OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT35.1OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT35.1OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT35.1OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT35.1OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT35.1OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT35.1OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT35.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
49
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Tennessee River
Data edition
2024-final