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Anderson County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 3396 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
×950 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Sep 2023)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,715.6 | 88.3% | 8,842 |
| 2002 | 6,760.1 | 89.2% | 8,704 |
| 2003 | 6,213.3 | 82.0% | 9,078 |
| 2004 | 4,877.1 | 63.0% | 8,841 |
| 2005 | 6,587.6 | 85.5% | 8,875 |
| 2006 | 4,696.1 | 60.6% | 8,927 |
| 2007 | 6,664.5 | 86.0% | 8,942 |
| 2008 | 4,136.7 | 54.1% | 9,493 |
| 2009 | 3,311.3 | 43.5% | 9,384 |
| 2010 | 3,874.2 | 50.8% | 9,209 |
| 2011 | 2,771.9 | 36.4% | 9,335 |
| 2012 | 1,933.2 | 25.3% | 9,305 |
| 2013 | 924.9 | 12.1% | 9,900 |
| 2014 | 3,201.8 | 42.0% | 9,426 |
| 2015 | 2,487.2 | 32.6% | 9,455 |
| 2016 | 1,967 | 25.7% | 9,893 |
| 2017 | 2,911 | 38.2% | 9,662 |
| 2018 | 1,410.8 | 18.5% | 10,346 |
| 2019 | 1,551.3 | 20.3% | 9,264 |
| 2020 | 641.1 | 8.4% | 11,106 |
| 2021 | 817.8 | 10.8% | 11,342 |
| 2022 | 1,087.1 | 14.3% | 11,105 |
| 2023 | 755.3 | 15.0% | 11,283 |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 950 | 865 | Jun 1967 | Retired Sep 2023 | — | 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).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery | 5 MW | 15.5 km |
| Melton Hill | 72 MW | 19.9 km |
| Buffalo Mountain Energy Center | retired | 20.6 km |
| University of Tennessee Steam Plant | 5 MW | 22.2 km |
| Norris Dam | 131 MW | 23.3 km |
| Fort Loudoun | 153 MW | 26.7 km |