NORRIS DAM

How NORRIS DAM compares

With 131 MW of capacity, NORRIS DAM ranks 21st among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and 10th of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.1% of Tennessee's operating Hydro capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 138th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1936, it is older than 86% 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 Anderson County with 2 other operating plants, CHESTNUT RIDGE GAS RECOVERY and BUFFALO MOUNTAIN.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 131 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 387 GWh in 2024 (a 34% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NORRIS DAM (161 kV), about 0.1 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. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 12 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE STEAM PLANT (5 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Peace Communications KNX1 in Knoxville, about 20.2 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