Coal power plants in Tennessee

4 operating coal power plants in Tennessee with 5,666 MW of coal capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Coal capacity

5,666 MW

Net generation, 2025

17.9 TWh

Largest

Cumberland (TN)

2,600 MW

Largest coal power plants in Tennessee

#	Plant	Coal MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Cumberland (TN)Stewart County	2,600	9,096	39.9%	Tennessee Valley Authority
2	KingstonRoane County	1,700	3,382*	24.6%	Tennessee Valley Authority
3	Gallatin (TN)Sumner County · Coal and natural gas	1,255	4,324*	30.6%	Tennessee Valley Authority
4	Tennessee Eastman OperationsSullivan County · Coal and natural gas	111	1,072	63.0%	Eastman Chemical Co-TN Ops

* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.

Projects where coal is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is coal nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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