OLD HICKORY

How OLD HICKORY compares

With 104 MW of capacity, OLD HICKORY ranks 24th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and 13th of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.5% of Tennessee's operating Hydro capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 172nd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1957, it is older than 52% 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. It shares Sumner County with one other operating plant, GALLATIN.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 104 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 437 GWh in 2024 (a 48% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NORTH NASHVILLE, about 3.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, about 0.4 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 1,972 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GALLATIN (1,918 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is IRIS - Nashville in Nashville, about 11.5 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