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Tennessee Valley Authority in Tennessee
Power plant fleet — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants in Tennessee
32
Nameplate capacity
21,365.2 MW
Generating units
147
Share of state capacity
90.06%
By technology
| Technology | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Conventional Steam Coal | 3 | 6,218.4 MW |
| Nuclear | 2 | 4,980.8 MW |
| Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4 | 4,329 MW |
| Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 2 | 2,287 MW |
| Conventional Hydroelectric | 20 | 1,836.4 MW |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 1 | 1,713.6 MW |
Plants
| Plant | Technology | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland (TN) | Conventional Steam Coal | 2 | 2,600 MW |
| Watts Bar Nuclear Plant | Nuclear | 2 | 2,539.8 MW |
| Sequoyah | Nuclear | 2 | 2,441 MW |
| Gallatin (TN) | Conventional Steam Coal | 12 | 1,918.4 MW |
| Raccoon Mountain | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 4 | 1,713.6 MW |
| Kingston | Conventional Steam Coal | 9 | 1,700 MW |
| Johnsonville | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 24 | 1,676 MW |
| Lagoon Creek | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 15 | 1,625.2 MW |
| Allen | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 5 | 1,290.1 MW |
| John Sevier | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 4 | 996.9 MW |
| Gleason Generating Facility | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3 | 567.8 MW |
| Brownsville Peaking Power | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4 | 460 MW |
| Pickwick Landing Dam | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6 | 240 MW |
| Watts Bar Hydro | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5 | 174.6 MW |
| Chickamauga | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 159.6 MW |
| Fort Loudoun | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 153.3 MW |
| Douglas Dam | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 150.8 MW |
| Cherokee Dam | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 135 MW |
| Norris Dam | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 131.4 MW |
| Boone Dam | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3 | 105.9 MW |
| Nickajack | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 103.9 MW |
| Apalachia | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 93.6 MW |
| Melton Hill | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 72 MW |
| Fort Patrick Henry | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 59.4 MW |
| Watauga | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 57.6 MW |
| Tims Ford | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 45.7 MW |
| South Holston | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 38.5 MW |
| Great Falls (TN) | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 33.7 MW |
| Ocoee 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 28.8 MW |
| Ocoee 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 23 MW |
| Ocoee 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5 | 19 MW |
| Wilbur | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 10.6 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. "Share of state capacity" is this operator's nameplate capacity in Tennessee as a percentage of all in-state nameplate capacity.