MELTON HILL

How MELTON HILL compares

With 72 MW of capacity, MELTON HILL ranks 28th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and 16th of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of Tennessee's operating Hydro capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 228th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1964, it is newer than 49% 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 Loudon County with one other operating plant, FORT LOUDOUN.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 72 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 125 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), down 5% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MANIS ROAD, about 2.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, about 0.5 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 1,865 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is KINGSTON (1,700 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Peace Communications KNX1 in Knoxville, about 21.9 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