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EIA plant 757

Blue Ridge · Fannin · GA

Blue Ridge

Operated by Tennessee Valley Authority

Annual generation25,631 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextTennessee Valley AuthorityBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Blue Ridge?

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34.883889, -84.282222

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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.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric23.5 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

13,617
22,908
32,750
41,092
53,090
62,489
71,733
81,976
91,797
102,182
11324
121,673

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
13,617
22,908
32,750
41,092
53,090
62,489
71,733
81,976
91,797
102,182
11324
121,673

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,617 MWh
22,908 MWh
32,750 MWh
41,092 MWh
53,090 MWh
62,489 MWh
71,733 MWh
81,976 MWh
91,797 MWh
102,182 MWh
11324 MWh
121,673 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT22OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
757
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Toccoa (Ocoee) River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (3,617 MWh) and 11 the lowest (324 MWh). Their difference is 3,293 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric22.016.013.47.2
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.51.31.31.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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