Watts Bar Fossil Plant

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Watts Bar Fossil Plant is a retired power station in Watts Bar Dam, Rhea, Tennessee, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Watts Bar Fossil Plant	Watts Bar Dam, Rhea, Tennessee, United States	35.610778, -84.782167 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 35.610778, -84.782167

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	1942	2011
Unit 2	retired	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	1942	2011
Unit 3	retired	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	1943	2011
Unit 4	retired	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	1945	2011

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Tennessee Valley Authority [100%]	Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%]
Unit 2	Tennessee Valley Authority [100%]	Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%]
Unit 3	Tennessee Valley Authority [100%]	Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%]
Unit 4	Tennessee Valley Authority [100%]	Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%]

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