Power Plants in Tennessee

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.

Plants124operating sites
Capacity24,397 MWnameplate
Generation78.3M MWhannual
CO₂25.6Mmetric tons/year
Coal 29%Natural Gas 29%Nuclear 20%Hydroelectric 17%Solar 2%

Plant locations

Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. Tennessee operates another 4 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.

Largest plants in Tennessee

PlantCityFuelCapacity
Cumberland (Tn)Cumberland CityCoal2,600 MW
Watts Bar Nuclear PlantSpring CityNuclear2,540 MW
SequoyahSoddy DaisyNuclear2,441 MW
Gallatin (Tn)GallatinCoal1,918 MW
AllenMemphisNatural Gas1,792 MW
Raccoon MountainChattanoogaHydroelectric1,714 MW
KingstonKingstonCoal1,700 MW
Lagoon CreekBrownsvilleNatural Gas1,625 MW
JohnsonvilleNew JohnsonvilleNatural Gas1,426 MW
John SevierRogersvilleNatural Gas997 MW
Bull RunClintonCoal950 MW
Gleason Generating FacilityGleasonNatural Gas568 MW
Brownsville Peaking PowerBrownsvilleNatural Gas460 MW
Pickwick Landing DamPickwick DamHydroelectric240 MW
Tennessee Eastman OperationsKingsportOther Fossil194 MW
Watts Bar HydroSpring CityHydroelectric175 MW
ChickamaugaChattanoogaHydroelectric160 MW
CalderwoodTallasseeHydroelectric157 MW
Fort LoudounLenoir CityHydroelectric153 MW
Douglas DamDandridgeHydroelectric151 MW
Elora SolarEloraSolar150 MW
Center HillLancasterHydroelectric140 MW
Cherokee DamRudledgeHydroelectric135 MW
Norris DamNorrisHydroelectric131 MW
Boone DamKingsportHydroelectric106 MW
NickajackNew HopeHydroelectric104 MW
Old HickoryHendersonvilleHydroelectric104 MW
Oetn1ObionSolar100 MW
Cordell HullCarthageHydroelectric99.9 MW
ApalachiaRelianceHydroelectric93.6 MW
Packaging Corp Of AmericaCounceBiomass72.5 MW
Melton HillLenoir CityHydroelectric72.0 MW
Sr MckellarDenmarkSolar70.0 MW
Bowater Newsprint Calhoun OperationCalhounBiomass63.2 MW
Primient Loudon PlantLoudonNatural Gas61.4 MW
Fort Patrick HenryKingsportHydroelectric59.4 MW
WataugaElizabethtonHydroelectric57.6 MW
Dale HollowCelinaHydroelectric54.0 MW
Millington Solar FarmMillingtonSolar53.0 MW
Domtar Kingsport MillKingsportNatural Gas50.0 MW
ChilhoweeTallasseeHydroelectric49.8 MW
Tims FordWinchesterHydroelectric45.7 MW
South HolstonBristolHydroelectric38.5 MW
CheathamAshland CityHydroelectric36.0 MW
Sr Bell BuckleShelbyvilleSolar35.0 MW
Great Falls (Tn)Rock IslandHydroelectric33.7 MW
Ocoee 3BentonHydroelectric28.8 MW
J P PriestNashvilleHydroelectric28.0 MW
Buffalo Mountain Energy CenterOliver SpringsWind27.0 MW
McminnvilleMcminnvilleOil24.0 MW

By county

Hamilton County5 plants · 4,324 MWRhea County3 plants · 2,714 MWStewart County1 plants · 2,600 MWHaywood County6 plants · 2,092 MWSumner County2 plants · 2,022 MWShelby County7 plants · 1,847 MWRoane County1 plants · 1,700 MWHumphreys County1 plants · 1,426 MWAnderson County5 plants · 1,115 MWHawkins County1 plants · 996 MWWeakley County1 plants · 567 MWSullivan County5 plants · 448 MWHardin County2 plants · 312 MWLoudon County3 plants · 286 MWBlount County5 plants · 206 MWPolk County4 plants · 164 MWSevier County1 plants · 150 MWLincoln County1 plants · 150 MWDekalb County1 plants · 140 MWJefferson County2 plants · 137 MWMarion County1 plants · 103 MWObion County1 plants · 100 MWSmith County1 plants · 99 MWMadison County4 plants · 87 MWCarter County2 plants · 68 MWMcminn County1 plants · 63 MWWarren County2 plants · 57 MWMcnairy County5 plants · 55 MWClay County1 plants · 54 MWDavidson County4 plants · 52 MWFranklin County2 plants · 45 MWDickson County1 plants · 36 MWBedford County1 plants · 35 MWFayette County4 plants · 33 MWHancock County1 plants · 22 MWWashington County4 plants · 20 MWHardeman County3 plants · 18 MWMontgomery County3 plants · 9 MWGreene County3 plants · 9 MWHenry County2 plants · 6 MWKnox County1 plants · 5 MWRutherford County3 plants · 5 MWBenton County2 plants · 4 MWSequatchie County2 plants · 1 MWCarroll County1 plants · 0 MWCumberland County1 plants · 0 MWGibson County3 plants · 0 MWHenderson County1 plants · 0 MWHickman County1 plants · 0 MWLake County1 plants · 0 MWLauderdale County1 plants · 0 MWMonroe County1 plants · 0 MWMoore County1 plants · 0 MWOverton County1 plants · 0 MWWayne County1 plants · 0 MW