CORDELL HULL

How CORDELL HULL compares

With 100 MW of capacity, CORDELL HULL ranks 25th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and 14th of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.4% of Tennessee's operating Hydro capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 186th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1973, it is newer than 58% of the 53 operating Tennessee plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT, runs 6 operating plants in Tennessee totaling 457 MW.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 100 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 345 GWh in 2024 (a 39% capacity factor), down 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1973 and 1974.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NORTH CARTHAGE, about 1.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: CENTER HILL (135 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is XO Nashville in Nashville, about 47.1 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology