Tennessee
power plants.
Tennessee has 73 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 23.9 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on coal — 30.8% of tracked capacity, with natural gas second at 29.1%. The largest plant we track is Cumberland (TN) (2,600 MW, online since 1973).
Tennessee electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.
Largest plants in Tennessee
Frequently asked questions
Where does Tennessee get its electricity?
Across the 73 plants we track in Tennessee, capacity is led by coal at 30.8%, then natural gas at 29.1%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Tennessee?
The largest plant in our Tennessee catalog is Cumberland (TN), a coal facility with 2,600 MW (commissioned 1973).
How many power plants are in Tennessee?
Our catalog tracks 73 power plants in Tennessee totalling 23.9 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.