FORT PATRICK HENRY

How FORT PATRICK HENRY compares

With 59 MW of capacity, FORT PATRICK HENRY ranks 29th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and 17th of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.4% of Tennessee's operating Hydro capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 257th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1953, it is older than 60% of the 53 operating Tennessee plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, runs 32 operating plants in Tennessee totaling 19,142 MW. It shares Sullivan County with 4 other operating plants, including TENNESSEE EASTMAN OPERATIONS and BOONE DAM.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 59 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 104 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1953 and 1954.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BOONE DAM, about 5.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by KINGSPORT POWER CO, about 0.8 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 457 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TENNESSEE EASTMAN OPERATIONS (194 MW, Coal).

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