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It was named for then recently deceased Georgia Power president S. Morgan Smith's mother whose maiden name was Morgan. At the time it was by far the largest hydroelectric plant in the state. [1] In 1924 it was rebuilt as a 60 cycle plant with 15,000 kilowatts (up from the original 10,500 kW). [2]
Although the cost of small hydro projects are generally far lower than large-scale hydroelectric systems, there is a cost to construction. Considering this, if a small hydro project proves to be uneconomical it will have an outsized budget expenditure relative to large projects which run over-budget. [26]
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Hydroelectric power plants in Georgia (U.S. state) (8 P) Pages in category "Dams in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
Barnett Shoals Hydroelectric Generating Plant: Athens, Georgia: 2.8: 1910 [29] Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Generating Plant: Columbus, Georgia: 173.0: 1926/1951/ 1985 Blue Ridge Dam (Owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority: Blue Ridge, Georgia: 13: 1931/1994 [30] Buford Dam: Forsyth County, Georgia: 126: 1956: Burton ...
J. Strom Thurmond Dam, [1] also known in Georgia as Clarks Hill Dam, is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located 22 miles (35 km) north of Augusta, Georgia on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Strom Thurmond. U.S. Route 221 (and Georgia State Route 150 on the Georgia side of the state line) cross it.
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Nottely Dam is a hydroelectric and flood storage dam on the Nottely River in Union County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.The dam is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s as a flood control structure and to help regulate flow at nearby Hiwassee Dam. [1]