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Watts Bar Steam Plant
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CountryUnited States
LocationRhea County, Tennessee
Coordinates35°36′38″N 84°46′53″W / 35.61056°N 84.78139°W / 35.61056; -84.78139
StatusDecommissioned
Commission date1942
Decommission date1982
Owner(s)Tennessee Valley Authority
Operator(s)Tennessee Valley Authority
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Cooling sourceTennessee River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity267 MW

Watts Bar Steam Plant was a 267-megawatt (MW), coal power plant operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) located in Rhea County, Tennessee near the present site of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and Watts Bar Dam. The plant was the first coal-fired power plant constructed by TVA.

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