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Tennessee Valley Authority
Electric power plant operator — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
52
Total nameplate capacity
35,892.7 MW
States
6
Generators
261
Capacity by technology
Nuclear · 3 plants8,834.8 MW
Conventional Steam Coal · 4 plants7,793.4 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · 7 plants7,699.5 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · 7 plants6,128.6 MW
Conventional Hydroelectric · 28 plants3,548.2 MW
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage · 2 plants1,879.2 MW
Petroleum Liquids · 1 plant9 MW
| Plant | State | Technology | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Ferry | AL | Nuclear | 3,854 MW |
| Cumberland (TN) | TN | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,600 MW |
| Watts Bar Nuclear Plant | TN | Nuclear | 2,539.8 MW |
| Sequoyah | TN | Nuclear | 2,441 MW |
| Gallatin (TN) | TN | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,918.4 MW |
| Paradise | KY | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1,853.6 MW |
| Raccoon Mountain | TN | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 1,713.6 MW |
| Kingston | TN | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,700 MW |
| Johnsonville | TN | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1,676 MW |
| Lagoon Creek | TN | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1,625.2 MW |
| Shawnee | KY | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,575 MW |
| Allen | TN | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1,290.1 MW |
| Colbert | AL | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1,169.6 MW |
| Magnolia Power Plant | MS | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1,003.5 MW |
| John Sevier | TN | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 996.9 MW |
| TVA Southaven Combined Cycle | MS | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 903.9 MW |
| Quantum Choctaw Power LLC | MS | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 850.5 MW |
| Caledonia | MS | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 801 MW |
| Wilson Dam | AL | Conventional Hydroelectric | 666.7 MW |
| Gleason Generating Facility | TN | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 567.8 MW |
| Brownsville Peaking Power | TN | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 460 MW |
| Wheeler Dam | AL | Conventional Hydroelectric | 404 MW |
| Kemper County | MS | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 372 MW |
| Marshall Energy Facility | KY | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 258 MW |
| Fontana Dam | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 254.7 MW |
| Pickwick Landing Dam | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 240 MW |
| Kentucky Dam | KY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 218.6 MW |
| Watts Bar Hydro | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 174.6 MW |
| Hiwassee Dam | NC | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 165.6 MW |
| Chickamauga | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 159.6 MW |
| Fort Loudoun | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 153.3 MW |
| Douglas Dam | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 150.8 MW |
| Cherokee Dam | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 135 MW |
| Norris Dam | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 131.4 MW |
| Guntersville | AL | Conventional Hydroelectric | 115.2 MW |
| Boone Dam | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 105.9 MW |
| Nickajack | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 103.9 MW |
| Apalachia | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 93.6 MW |
| Melton Hill | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 72 MW |
| Fort Patrick Henry | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 59.4 MW |
| Watauga | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 57.6 MW |
| Tims Ford | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 45.7 MW |
| South Holston | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 38.5 MW |
| Great Falls (TN) | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 33.7 MW |
| Ocoee 3 | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 28.8 MW |
| Blue Ridge | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 23.5 MW |
| Ocoee 2 | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 23 MW |
| Ocoee 1 | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 19 MW |
| Nottely | GA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15.9 MW |
| Chatuge | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 13.2 MW |
| Wilbur | TN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10.6 MW |
| Meridian | MS | Petroleum Liquids | 9 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860/EIA-860M — currently operating generators, aggregated to plant then to operator.