RACCOON MOUNTAIN

How RACCOON MOUNTAIN compares

With 1,714 MW of capacity, RACCOON MOUNTAIN ranks 4th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and is the largest of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 41% of Tennessee's operating Hydro capacity and 8.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 8th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1978, it is newer than 62% 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 Hamilton County with 4 other operating plants, including SEQUOYAH and CHICKAMAUGA.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 1,714 MW of nameplate capacity, all hydroelectric pumped storage technology. The plant was a net consumer of electricity in 2024 (-571 GWh), which is typical of pumped storage. Its generators came online between 1978 and 1979.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is RACCOON MOUNTAIN, about 1.1 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 5 operating power plants totaling 2,715 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SEQUOYAH (2,441 MW, Nuclear).

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