Tennessee operates 124 power plants totaling 24,397 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal dominates the mix at 29%, followed by Natural Gas (29%) and Nuclear (20%). The largest plant is Cumberland (Tn) at 2,600 MW.
Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. Tennessee operates another 4 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland (Tn) | Cumberland City | Coal | 2,600 MW |
| Watts Bar Nuclear Plant | Spring City | Nuclear | 2,540 MW |
| Sequoyah | Soddy Daisy | Nuclear | 2,441 MW |
| Gallatin (Tn) | Gallatin | Coal | 1,918 MW |
| Allen | Memphis | Natural Gas | 1,792 MW |
| Raccoon Mountain | Chattanooga | Hydroelectric | 1,714 MW |
| Kingston | Kingston | Coal | 1,700 MW |
| Lagoon Creek | Brownsville | Natural Gas | 1,625 MW |
| Johnsonville | New Johnsonville | Natural Gas | 1,426 MW |
| John Sevier | Rogersville | Natural Gas | 997 MW |
| Bull Run | Clinton | Coal | 950 MW |
| Gleason Generating Facility | Gleason | Natural Gas | 568 MW |
| Brownsville Peaking Power | Brownsville | Natural Gas | 460 MW |
| Pickwick Landing Dam | Pickwick Dam | Hydroelectric | 240 MW |
| Tennessee Eastman Operations | Kingsport | Other Fossil | 194 MW |
| Watts Bar Hydro | Spring City | Hydroelectric | 175 MW |
| Chickamauga | Chattanooga | Hydroelectric | 160 MW |
| Calderwood | Tallassee | Hydroelectric | 157 MW |
| Fort Loudoun | Lenoir City | Hydroelectric | 153 MW |
| Douglas Dam | Dandridge | Hydroelectric | 151 MW |
| Elora Solar | Elora | Solar | 150 MW |
| Center Hill | Lancaster | Hydroelectric | 140 MW |
| Cherokee Dam | Rudledge | Hydroelectric | 135 MW |
| Norris Dam | Norris | Hydroelectric | 131 MW |
| Boone Dam | Kingsport | Hydroelectric | 106 MW |
| Nickajack | New Hope | Hydroelectric | 104 MW |
| Old Hickory | Hendersonville | Hydroelectric | 104 MW |
| Oetn1 | Obion | Solar | 100 MW |
| Cordell Hull | Carthage | Hydroelectric | 99.9 MW |
| Apalachia | Reliance | Hydroelectric | 93.6 MW |
| Packaging Corp Of America | Counce | Biomass | 72.5 MW |
| Melton Hill | Lenoir City | Hydroelectric | 72.0 MW |
| Sr Mckellar | Denmark | Solar | 70.0 MW |
| Bowater Newsprint Calhoun Operation | Calhoun | Biomass | 63.2 MW |
| Primient Loudon Plant | Loudon | Natural Gas | 61.4 MW |
| Fort Patrick Henry | Kingsport | Hydroelectric | 59.4 MW |
| Watauga | Elizabethton | Hydroelectric | 57.6 MW |
| Dale Hollow | Celina | Hydroelectric | 54.0 MW |
| Millington Solar Farm | Millington | Solar | 53.0 MW |
| Domtar Kingsport Mill | Kingsport | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW |
| Chilhowee | Tallassee | Hydroelectric | 49.8 MW |
| Tims Ford | Winchester | Hydroelectric | 45.7 MW |
| South Holston | Bristol | Hydroelectric | 38.5 MW |
| Cheatham | Ashland City | Hydroelectric | 36.0 MW |
| Sr Bell Buckle | Shelbyville | Solar | 35.0 MW |
| Great Falls (Tn) | Rock Island | Hydroelectric | 33.7 MW |
| Ocoee 3 | Benton | Hydroelectric | 28.8 MW |
| J P Priest | Nashville | Hydroelectric | 28.0 MW |
| Buffalo Mountain Energy Center | Oliver Springs | Wind | 27.0 MW |
| Mcminnville | Mcminnville | Oil | 24.0 MW |