13th largest plant in Tennessee · 782nd nationally
Brownsville Peaking Power is a natural gas power plant in Tennessee with a nameplate capacity of 460 MW. It generates roughly 21.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,009 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 10967 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Brownsville Peaking Power |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| City | Brownsville |
| County | Haywood County |
| State | Tennessee |
| ZIP | 38012 |
| Coordinates | 35.54380, -89.19800 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 118 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 118 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 112 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 112 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 115.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 67 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 10967 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.