Power plants operated by Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority operates 53 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 36.3 GW of nameplate capacity, the second-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. They are spread over six states: Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky and others. Natural gas is 41% of the capacity; the largest site is Browns Ferry. Its oldest working unit dates from 1912, at Ocoee 1. Units added from 2020 to 2025 total 2,045 MW.
- Natural gas14,802 MW41%
- Nuclear8,835 MW24%
- Coal7,130 MW20%
- Hydroelectric3,619 MW10.0%
- Pumped-storage hydro1,809 MW5.0%
- Oil and petroleum142 MW0.4%
Capacity by decade it came online
NuclearCoalNatural gasOil and petroleumHydroelectricPumped-storage hydro
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Ferry | Alabama | Nuclear | 3,854 MW | 1974 |
| Cumberland (TN) | Tennessee | Coal | 2,600 MW | 1973 |
| Watts Bar Nuclear Plant | Tennessee | Nuclear | 2,540 MW | 1996 |
| Sequoyah | Tennessee | Nuclear | 2,441 MW | 1981 |
| Gallatin (TN) | Tennessee | Coal | 1,918 MW | 1956 |
| Paradise | Kentucky | Natural gas | 1,854 MW | 2017 |
| Raccoon Mountain | Tennessee | Pumped-storage hydro | 1,714 MW | 1978 |
| Kingston | Tennessee | Coal | 1,700 MW | 1954 |
| Johnsonville | Tennessee | Natural gas | 1,676 MW | 1975 |
| Lagoon Creek | Tennessee | Natural gas | 1,625 MW | 2001 |
| Shawnee | Kentucky | Coal | 1,575 MW | 1953 |
| Allen | Tennessee | Natural gas | 1,290 MW | 1972 |
| Colbert | Alabama | Natural gas | 1,170 MW | 1972 |
| Magnolia Power Plant | Mississippi | Natural gas | 1,004 MW | 2003 |
| John Sevier | Tennessee | Natural gas | 997 MW | 2012 |
| TVA Southaven Combined Cycle | Mississippi | Natural gas | 904 MW | 2003 |
| Quantum Choctaw Power LLC | Mississippi | Natural gas | 850 MW | 2006 |
| Caledonia | Mississippi | Natural gas | 801 MW | 2003 |
| Marshall Energy Facility | Kentucky | Natural gas | 688 MW | 2002 |
| Wilson Dam | Alabama | Hydroelectric | 667 MW | 1925 |
| Gleason Generating Facility | Tennessee | Natural gas | 568 MW | 2000 |
| Brownsville Peaking Power | Tennessee | Natural gas | 460 MW | 1999 |
| Wheeler Dam | Alabama | Hydroelectric | 404 MW | 1936 |
| Kemper County | Mississippi | Natural gas | 372 MW | 2002 |
| Fontana Dam | North Carolina | Hydroelectric | 255 MW | 1945 |
| Pickwick Landing Dam | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 240 MW | 1938 |
| Kentucky Dam | Kentucky | Hydroelectric | 219 MW | 1944 |
| Watts Bar Hydro | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 175 MW | 1942 |
| Hiwassee Dam | North Carolina | Pumped-storage hydro | 166 MW | 1940 |
| Chickamauga | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 160 MW | 1940 |
| Fort Loudoun | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 153 MW | 1943 |
| Douglas Dam | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 151 MW | 1943 |
| Cherokee Dam | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 135 MW | 1942 |
| Norris Dam | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 131 MW | 1936 |
| Guntersville | Alabama | Hydroelectric | 115 MW | 1939 |
| Boone Dam | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 106 MW | 1953 |
| Nickajack | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 104 MW | 1968 |
| Apalachia | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 93.6 MW | 1943 |
| Melton Hill | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 72 MW | 1964 |
| Fort Patrick Henry | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 59.4 MW | 1953 |
| Watauga | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 57.6 MW | 1949 |
| Tims Ford | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 45.7 MW | 1972 |
| South Holston | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 38.5 MW | 1951 |
| Great Falls (TN) | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 33.7 MW | 1916 |
| Ocoee 3 | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 28.8 MW | 1943 |
| Blue Ridge | Georgia | Hydroelectric | 23.5 MW | 1931 |
| Ocoee 2 | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 23 MW | 1913 |
| Ocoee 1 | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 19 MW | 1912 |
| Nottely | Georgia | Hydroelectric | 15.9 MW | 1956 |
| Bellefonte | Alabama | Oil and petroleum | 14 MW | 1998 |
| Chatuge | North Carolina | Hydroelectric | 13.2 MW | 1954 |
| Wilbur | Tennessee | Hydroelectric | 10.6 MW | 1912 |
| Meridian | Mississippi | Oil and petroleum | 9 MW | 1998 |