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Kingston Steam Plant on Watts Bar Lake, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: [K3230]

Original caption reads: The Kingston Steam Plant now under construction on Watts Bar Lake, two miles northeast of Kingston, Tennessee, has nine generating units with combined rated capacity of 1,440,000 kw and a combined capability of 1,600,000 kw. The plant, at 80 percent load factor, will burn more than 4,000,000 tons of coals in a year. The plant is the country's largest steam station.

Dates

  • undated

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 half box)

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480