Boone Dam — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 3395
- Capacity
- 105.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Sullivan, TN
- Operating Since
- 1953
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Parent Company
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Annual Generation
- 184,459 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 19.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Boone Dam
OperatingHydro
Ranked #11 of 29 Hydro plants in TN#176 of 1454 nationally
105.9 MW Hydro operating in Sullivan, TN — Tennessee Valley Authority
EIAGEMWD
105.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1953
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.4403, -82.4381
County
Sullivan, TN
Nearby Plants
- SR GraySolar6 MW · 3.2 km
- Fort Patrick HenryHydro59.4 MW · 9.0 km
- Tennessee Eastman OperationsBit. Coal194.3 MW · 13.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority | — |
| Owner(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Boone Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River on the border between Sullivan County and Washington County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1950s as part of greater efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed. The dam impounds the 4,500-acre (1,800 ha) Boone Lake, and its tailwaters are part of Fort Patrick Henry Lake. The dam and associated infrastructure were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
Read more on WikipediaBoone Dam is a hydroelectric power plant located in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The plant, owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), began operating in 1953. It has a total capacity of 105.9 MW derived from three generators utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology. Boone Dam is the 11th largest power plant in Tennessee out of 13, and ranks 176th nationally out of 194 plants.
The plant's primary fuel source is water (WAT). In the latest year of available data, Boone Dam generated 184,459 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.8%. The balancing authority for the plant is the Tennessee Valley Authority, and it is located within the SERC NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
12.8K MWh
Latest Month
184.5K MWh
Annual Generation
19.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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