Fontana Dam
Fontana Dam, North Carolina
- Capacity
- 255 MW
- Status
- Operating
- Fuel
- Hydroelectric
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- City
- Fontana Dam
- County
- Swain County
- State
- North Carolina
- Operational date
- January 1945
- Balancing authority
- TVA
Fontana Dam is a 255 MW hydroelectric power plant in Fontana Dam, North Carolina. Operated by Tennessee Valley Authority, it has been operating since 1945. The facility is located in Swain County, within the TVA balancing authority.
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)