List of power stations in Tennessee
Biomass
| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Covington Waste-To-Energy Gasification Plant | Nashville, Tennessee | 0.125 | City of Nashville | 2013 |
Coal[1]
| Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Fossil Plant | Memphis, Tennessee | Coal | 741 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1959 |
| Bull Run Fossil Plant | Claxton, Tennessee | Coal | 950 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1967 |
| Cumberland Power Plant | Cumberland City, Tennessee | Coal | 2,600 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1973 |
| Johnsonville Fossil Plant | Waverly, Tennessee | Coal | 428 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1959 |
| Kingston Fossil Plant | Kingston, Tennessee | Coal | 1,696 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1955 |
Natural Gas[2]
| Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Combustion Turbine Plant | Memphis, Tennessee | Gas | 456 | Tennessee Valley Authority | ???? |
| Brownsville Combustion Turbine Plant | Brownsville, Tennessee | Gas | 468 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1999 |
| Gallatin Combustion Turbine Plant | Gallatin, Tennessee | Gas | 600 | Tennessee Valley Authority | ???? |
| Gleason Combustion Turbine Plant | Weakley County, Tennessee | Gas | 465 | Tennessee Valley Authority | ???? |
| John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant | Rogersville, Tennessee | Gas | 490 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2012 |
| Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant | New Johnsonville, Tennessee | Gas | 1,133 | Tennessee Valley Authority | ???? |
Hydroelectric Plants[3]
Wind farms
| Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain Wind Farm | Oak Ridge, Tennessee | Wind | 2 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2000 |
Solar thermal plants
| Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Tennessee Solar Farm | Knoxville, Tennessee | Solar | 5 | University of Tennessee | 2012 |
Nuclear plants
| Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoyah | Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee | Nuclear | 3,440 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1982 |
| Watts Bar | Claxton, Tennessee | Nuclear | 2,300 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1996 and 2015 |
Construction on the Hartsville Nuclear Plant project was started in 1975 but then halted again in 1982. Similarly, the Phipps Bend project was proposed in 1977 but construction stopped in 1982.[4]
Former facilities
| Station | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Status | Year opened | Year closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hales Bar Dam | Tennessee River | Hydroelectric | 71 | Decommissioned | 1913 | 1952 |
| John Sevier Fossil Plant | Hawkins County, Tennessee | Coal | 880 | Decommissioned | 1957 | 2012 |
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