Directory of Power Plants in Tennessee
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Bi-County Gas Producers | Cube District Energy, LLC | Woodlawn, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 11.2 GWh | Jul 2011 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
Tims Ford | Tennessee Valley Authority | Winchester, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 41.7 GWh | Feb 1972 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Latitude Solar Center | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Whiteville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 24.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Calderwood | Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP | Tallassee, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 521.6 GWh | Mar 1930 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Chilhowee | Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP | Tallassee, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 146.9 GWh | Jul 1957 | Dec 2023 | Water |
West Tennessee Solar Farm | UT West Tennessee Solar Farm | Stanton, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 2.6 GWh | Mar 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant | Tennessee Valley Authority | Spring City, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 19.1 TWh | Apr 1996 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Watts Bar Hydro | Tennessee Valley Authority | Spring City, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 812.4 GWh | Feb 1942 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Somerville Solar | Somerville Solar, LLC | Somerville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 3.2 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Sequoyah | Tennessee Valley Authority | Soddy Daisy, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 17.5 TWh | Jun 1981 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
SR Bell Buckle | SR Bell Buckle, LLC | Shelbyville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 57.3 GWh | Oct 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Selmer I | Selmer North Solar I, LLC | Selmer, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 22.8 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Selmer Farm LLC | Onward Energy | Selmer, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 24.9 GWh | Sep 2014 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Mulberry Farm LLC | Onward Energy | Selmer, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 25.1 GWh | Nov 2014 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Selmer II | Selmer North Solar II, LLC | Selmer, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 10.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Cherokee Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Rudledge, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 301.3 GWh | Mar 1942 | Dec 2023 | Water |
John Sevier | Tennessee Valley Authority | Rogersville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 3.9 TWh | Jan 1956 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Great Falls (TN) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Rock Island, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 32.2 GWh | Nov 1916 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Apalachia | Tennessee Valley Authority | Reliance, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 435.9 GWh | Aug 1943 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Pickwick Landing Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Pickwick Dam, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 1.1 TWh | May 1938 | Dec 2023 | Water |
SR Paris | SR Paris, LLC | Paris, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 12.7 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Buffalo Mountain Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Oliver Springs, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 16.2 GWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
OETN1 | OE_TN1 | Obion, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 194.4 GWh | Feb 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Norris Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Norris, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 294.8 GWh | Jun 1936 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Johnsonville | Tennessee Valley Authority | New Johnsonville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 642.8 GWh | Sep 1951 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
Nickajack | Tennessee Valley Authority | New Hope, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 509.6 GWh | Jan 1968 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Opryland USA | Gaylord Entertainment Co | Nashville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 26.7 GWh | Jun 1995 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Vanderbilt University Power Plant | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 94.3 GWh | Oct 1988 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
J P Priest | USCE-Nashville District | Nashville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 45.5 GWh | Jan 1970 | Dec 2023 | Water |
MTSU Power Co-Gen Plant | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 37.6 GWh | Jun 1997 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Mountain Home Energy Center | Energy Systems Group LLC | Mountain Home, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 4.6 GWh | May 2002 | Jan 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.8% |
Wildberry | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Moscow, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 18.9 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Millington Solar Farm | SR Millington, LLC | Millington, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 100.0 GWh | Nov 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Allen | Tennessee Valley Authority | Memphis, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 6.1 TWh | Apr 1959 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
SR Innovation - NIKE PV | SR Innovation, LLC | Memphis, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 3.5 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
McMinnville | McMinnville Electric System | McMinnville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 143.0 MWh | May 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Music City Community Solar | Nashville Electric Service | Madison, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 2.6 GWh | Jul 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Providence Solar | Providence Solar Center, LLC | Madison, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 27.0 GWh | Sep 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Primient Loudon Plant | PRIMIENT, LLC | Loudon, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 402.4 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
SR Greenville I | SR Greenville I, LLC | Limestone, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 10.3 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Fort Loudoun | Tennessee Valley Authority | Lenoir City, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 676.5 GWh | Oct 1943 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Melton Hill | Tennessee Valley Authority | Lenoir City, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 91.5 GWh | Jun 1964 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Center Hill | USCE-Nashville District | Lancaster, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 308.1 GWh | Oct 1950 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Powell Valley | Powell Valley Electric Coop | Kyles Ford, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 66.0 MWh | Jun 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
University of Tennessee Steam Plant | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 34.6 GWh | May 1996 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Kingston | Tennessee Valley Authority | Kingston, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 3.1 TWh | Jan 1954 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 67.3% Bituminous Coal : 32.4% |
Boone Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Kingsport, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 153.2 GWh | Feb 1953 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Fort Patrick Henry | Tennessee Valley Authority | Kingsport, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 94.4 GWh | Nov 1953 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Domtar Kingsport Mill | Domtar Paper Co LLC Kingsport Mill | Kingsport, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 171.8 GWh | Sep 2006 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 65.0% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 30.6% Other Biomass Solids : 2.5% Sludge Waste : 1.9% |
Tennessee Eastman Operations | Eastman Chemical Co-TN Ops | Kingsport, TN | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 1936 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 53.9% Bituminous Coal : 44.4% Other Gas : 1.0% Sludge Waste : 0.7% |
SR Washington I, LLC | SR Washington I, LLC | Jonesborough, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 20.2 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Jonesborough | SR Jonesborough II, LLC | Jonesborough, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 7.6 GWh | Nov 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
SR Jackson II | SR Jackson II, LLC | Jackson, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 2.2 GWh | Jul 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Old Hickory | USCE-Nashville District | Hendersonville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 368.7 GWh | Mar 1957 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Heiskell, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 22.3 GWh | Dec 1991 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
SR Greenville II | SR Greenville II, LLC | Greeneville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 10.2 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Gleason Generating Facility | Tennessee Valley Authority | Gleason, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 37.9 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Gallatin (TN) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Gallatin, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 3.6 TWh | Oct 1956 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 87.4% Bituminous Coal : 10.5% Natural Gas : 1.8% |
Elora Solar | Elora Solar | Elora, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 309.7 GWh | Feb 2022 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Watauga | Tennessee Valley Authority | Elizabethton, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 113.0 GWh | Jul 1949 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Wilbur | Tennessee Valley Authority | Elizabethon, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 13.4 GWh | Nov 1912 | Dec 2023 | Water |
SR McKellar | SR McKellar, LLC | Denmark, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 137.5 GWh | Jun 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Douglas Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Dandridge, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 364.9 GWh | Feb 1943 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Cumberland (TN) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Cumberland City, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 9.6 TWh | Feb 1973 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7% |
Packaging Corp of America | Packaging Corp of America | Counce, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 409.7 GWh | Jan 1985 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 61.2% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.4% Natural Gas : 16.3% |
IKEA Memphis 508 | IKEA Property Inc | Cordova, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 856.0 MWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Bull Run | Tennessee Valley Authority | Clinton, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 750.8 GWh | May 1967 | Nov 2023 | Bituminous Coal : 98.6% |
SR Clarksville II, LLC | SR Clarksville II, LLC | Clarksville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 62.0 MWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Clarksville, LLC | SR Clarksville, LLC | Clarksville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 93.0 MWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Chickamauga | Tennessee Valley Authority | Chattanooga, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 657.3 GWh | Feb 1940 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Solar | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport | Chattanooga, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 2.4 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Volkswagen Solar System | SR Enterprise South, LLC | Chattanooga, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 11.7 GWh | Oct 2012 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Dale Hollow | USCE-Nashville District | Celina, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 92.8 GWh | Nov 1948 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Cordell Hull | USCE-Nashville District | Carthage, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 280.7 GWh | Jul 1973 | Dec 2023 | Water |
West Camden | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Camden, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 39.0 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
Haywood Solar | Haywood Solar, SMLLC | Brownsville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 5.2 GWh | Nov 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
Brownsville Peaking Power | Tennessee Valley Authority | Brownsville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 39.4 GWh | May 1999 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
Lagoon Creek | Tennessee Valley Authority | Brownsville, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 3.4 TWh | May 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
South Holston | Tennessee Valley Authority | Bristol, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 94.6 GWh | Jan 1951 | Dec 2023 | Water |
SR Bolivar | SR Bolivar, LLC | Bolivar, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 6.5 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Ocoee 1 | Tennessee Valley Authority | Benton, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 69.8 GWh | Dec 1911 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Ocoee 3 | Tennessee Valley Authority | Benton, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 141.4 GWh | Mar 1943 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Ocoee 2 | Tennessee Valley Authority | Benton, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 80.7 GWh | Sep 1913 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Cheatham | USCE-Nashville District | Ashland City, TN | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 177.3 GWh | Apr 1958 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Browse Power Plants By Tennessee Counties
Figures are based on December 2023 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2023 Generation |
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Hancock County, TN | # 42 | 1 | 66.0 MWh |
Montgomery County, TN | # 41 | 3 | 11.4 GWh |
Henry County, TN | # 40 | 1 | 12.7 GWh |
Greene County, TN | # 39 | 3 | 20.5 GWh |
Fayette County, TN | # 38 | 4 | 22.1 GWh |
Hardeman County, TN | # 37 | 2 | 31.4 GWh |
Washington County, TN | # 36 | 3 | 32.3 GWh |
Warren County, TN | # 35 | 2 | 32.3 GWh |
Knox County, TN | # 34 | 1 | 34.6 GWh |
Rutherford County, TN | # 33 | 3 | 37.6 GWh |
Weakley County, TN | # 32 | 1 | 37.9 GWh |
Benton County, TN | # 31 | 1 | 39.0 GWh |
Franklin County, TN | # 30 | 2 | 41.7 GWh |
Bedford County, TN | # 29 | 1 | 57.3 GWh |
McNairy County, TN | # 28 | 4 | 83.7 GWh |
Clay County, TN | # 27 | 1 | 92.8 GWh |
Carter County, TN | # 26 | 2 | 126.4 GWh |
Madison County, TN | # 25 | 3 | 166.8 GWh |
Davidson County, TN | # 24 | 7 | 169.1 GWh |
Dickson County, TN | # 23 | 1 | 177.3 GWh |
Obion County, TN | # 22 | 1 | 194.4 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2023 Generation |
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Smith County, TN | # 21 | 1 | 280.7 GWh |
Jefferson County, TN | # 20 | 2 | 301.3 GWh |
DeKalb County, TN | # 19 | 1 | 308.1 GWh |
Lincoln County, TN | # 18 | 1 | 309.7 GWh |
Sevier County, TN | # 17 | 1 | 364.9 GWh |
Marion County, TN | # 16 | 1 | 509.6 GWh |
Humphreys County, TN | # 15 | 1 | 642.8 GWh |
Blount County, TN | # 14 | 3 | 668.5 GWh |
Polk County, TN | # 13 | 4 | 727.9 GWh |
Anderson County, TN | # 12 | 5 | 1.1 TWh |
Loudon County, TN | # 11 | 4 | 1.2 TWh |
Hardin County, TN | # 10 | 2 | 1.5 TWh |
Sullivan County, TN | # 9 | 5 | 1.6 TWh |
Roane County, TN | # 8 | 1 | 3.1 TWh |
Haywood County, TN | # 7 | 4 | 3.4 TWh |
Hawkins County, TN | # 6 | 1 | 3.9 TWh |
Sumner County, TN | # 5 | 2 | 3.9 TWh |
Shelby County, TN | # 4 | 10 | 6.2 TWh |
Stewart County, TN | # 3 | 1 | 9.6 TWh |
Hamilton County, TN | # 2 | 5 | 17.6 TWh |
Rhea County, TN | # 1 | 3 | 19.9 TWh |