Coal Power Plants in Tennessee
Tennessee has 10 coal power plants in the Bywatts database, 2 of them retired and one partly retired with no operable coal units according to EIA-860. Together they total 13.3 GW of nameplate capacity, 9.4 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is CUMBERLAND (2,600 MW), operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.
10Plants
13.3 GWCombined capacity
All 10 coal plants in Tennessee
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSONVILLE Partly retired | 2,911 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | 1975 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,600 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | 1973 |
| GALLATIN | 1,918 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | 1956 |
| KINGSTON | 1,700 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | 1954 |
| ALLEN STEAM PLANT | 1,611 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | 1971 |
| JOHN SEVIER | 1,397 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | 2012 |
| BULL RUN Retired 2023 | 950 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | · |
| TENNESSEE EASTMAN OPERATIONS | 194 | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO-TN OPS | 1936 |
| CARGILL CORN WET MILLING PLANT Retired 2015 | 25 | CARGILL INC | · |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY POWER PLANT | 21 | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | 2002 |