Powell Valley

🛢 OilElectric Utility22 MW capacity

52nd largest plant in Tennessee · 4506th nationally

Powell Valley is a oil power plant in Tennessee with a nameplate capacity of 22.0 MW. It generates roughly 66 MWh per year — enough to power about 6 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2178 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity22 MWnameplate
Annual Generation66 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂72metric tons

Location

Plant NamePowell Valley
OperatorPowell Valley Electric Coop
CityKyles Ford
CountyHancock County
StateTennessee
ZIP37765
Coordinates36.57480, -83.03210

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasOilSolar

Generators (11)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
10Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
11Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
7Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
8Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000
9Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2000

Emissions (annual)

CO₂72 metric tons
NOₓ1 metric tons
CO₂ Rate2178 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWhThis plant2,177 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityTennessee Valley Authority

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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