KINGSTON
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,700 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Roane County
- Operator
- TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1954
- EIA plant ID
- 3407
- Generators
- 9
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,461 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 23%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.8983, -84.5187
KINGSTON, a 1,700 MW Coal power plant in Roane County, Tennessee. Operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned 1954.
How KINGSTON compares
With 1,700 MW of capacity, KINGSTON ranks 5th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and 3rd of the 7 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 18% of Tennessee's operating Coal capacity and 8.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 54th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1954, it is older than 58% 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.
EIA-860 lists 9 generators at the site with 1,700 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 3,461 GWh in 2024 (a 23% capacity factor), up 11% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1954 and 1955.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is NE HARRIMAN, about 4.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 402 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WATTS BAR HYDRO (175 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Peace Communications KNX1 in Knoxville, about 33.7 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
KINGSTON is a 1,700 MW coal power plant in Roane County, TN, operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned in 1954. Roane County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.4 of 5 at the 9th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Roane County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 59.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Hail | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 3.0 |
Perils not assessed in Roane 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 Roane 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.