35th largest plant in Tennessee · 3318th nationally
Primient Loudon Plant is a natural gas power plant in Tennessee with a nameplate capacity of 61.4 MW. It generates roughly 402.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 38,327 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 75% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1325 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Primient Loudon Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Primient, Llc |
| City | Loudon |
| County | Loudon County |
| State | Tennessee |
| ZIP | 37774 |
| Coordinates | 35.73509, -84.31930 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y9111 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 30.7 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| Y9121 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 30.7 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| CO₂ | 266.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 7 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 730 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1325 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.