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Shawnee

McCracken County, Kentucky · EIA plant ID 1379 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
CoalConventional Steam CoalBA: TVA
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Nameplate1,575MWSummer 1,206 MW
Generators9in service
Net generation6,983GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor66%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,632Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1953Runs as baseload

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
-2000200400600800GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%25%50%75%2005201020152020202566.1% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
10,00010,50011,00011,50012,0002005201020152020202511,632 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20018,455.672.6%10,550
20028,826.275.8%10,699
20039,037.677.6%10,692
20049,132.678.2%10,679
20059,293.279.8%10,670
20069,507.681.7%10,899
20079,632.682.7%10,917
20089,700.583.0%10,675
20097,451.163.9%11,466
20107,836.167.3%10,970
20117,84367.3%10,646
20126,97159.7%10,792
20136,966.159.8%10,677
20147,030.763.8%10,818
20156,141.858.1%11,182
20166,617.862.5%11,354
20176,334.960.0%11,380
20186,285.459.5%11,221
20195,676.253.7%11,514
20203,659.534.5%12,148
20216,003.856.8%11,419
20225,989.556.7%11,370
20234,72344.7%11,855
20245,799.854.8%11,424
20256,961.765.9%10,937

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
1Conventional Steam CoalST175134Apr 1953Operating · retirement plannedDec 2033coming soon
2Conventional Steam CoalST175134Jun 1953Operating · retirement plannedDec 2033coming soon
3Conventional Steam CoalST175134Oct 1953Operating—coming soon
4Conventional Steam CoalST175134Jan 1954Operating · retirement plannedDec 2033coming soon
5Conventional Steam CoalST175134Oct 1954Operating · retirement plannedDec 2033coming soon
6Conventional Steam CoalST175134Nov 1954Operating · retirement plannedDec 2033coming soon
7Conventional Steam CoalST175134Dec 1954Operating · retirement plannedDec 2033coming soon
8Conventional Steam CoalST175134Mar 1955Operating · retirement plannedDec 2033coming soon
9Conventional Steam CoalST175134Jul 1955Operating · retirement plannedDec 2033coming soon
10Conventional Steam CoalST175124Oct 1956Retired Jun 2014—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Tennessee Valley Authority100.0%1,575 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
Gage Solar—6.1 km
Sommer—7.1 km
Joppa Steamretired9.8 km
MEPI GT Facilityretired10.9 km
PPS Power Plant No 1120 MW19.3 km
Pulaski Solar417 MW20.1 km