BROWNSVILLE PEAKING POWER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 460 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Haywood County
- Operator
- TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 55081
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 67.5 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 1.7%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.5438, -89.1980
BROWNSVILLE PEAKING POWER, a 460 MW Natural Gas power plant in Haywood County, Tennessee. Operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned 1999.
How BROWNSVILLE PEAKING POWER compares
With 460 MW of capacity, BROWNSVILLE PEAKING POWER ranks 11th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and 3rd of the 5 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 17% of Tennessee's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 349th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is newer than 75% of the 53 operating Tennessee plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, runs 32 operating plants in Tennessee totaling 19,142 MW. It shares Haywood County with 2 other operating plants, LAGOON CREEK and WEST TENNESSEE SOLAR FARM.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 460 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 67.5 GWh in 2024 (a 1.7% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is BROWNSVILLE, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 1,629 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LAGOON CREEK (1,625 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BROWNSVILLE PEAKING POWER is a 460 MW natural gas power plant in Haywood County, TN, operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned in 1999. Haywood County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 29th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Haywood County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 58.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 15.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Hail | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.0 |
Perils not assessed in Haywood County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Haywood County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.