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Roane County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 3407 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
CoalConventional Steam CoalBA: TVA

1,831 MW planned (Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine), first expected Dec 2027 · EIA-860M

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Nameplate1,700MWSummer 1,147 MW
Generators9in service
Net generation3,255GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor32%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,797Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1954Runs as intermediate

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%2005201020152020202532.4% · 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.
8,00010,00012,0002005201020152020202511,797 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20019,09572.4%9,648
20029,866.378.5%9,879
20039,454.275.6%9,949
20049,049.972.3%10,015
20059,479.775.9%10,135
200610,377.684.0%10,224
200710,140.582.0%10,252
200810,272.782.1%10,310
20091,898.815.5%10,782
20102,902.323.7%10,391
20114,715.738.5%10,429
20123,939.432.1%11,084
20133,944.832.2%11,258
20145,063.441.3%10,989
20153,857.831.5%11,224
20165,192.642.3%11,266
20174,63537.9%11,170
20183,047.424.9%11,428
20193,32027.1%11,690
20201,482.612.1%11,989
20212,775.522.7%11,534
20223,126.425.5%12,410
20232,412.119.7%12,540
20243,460.634.4%12,024
20253,38233.7%12,908

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 CoalST175104Feb 1954Operating · retirement plannedDec 2027coming soon
2Conventional Steam CoalST175105Apr 1954Operating · retirement plannedDec 2027coming soon
3Conventional Steam CoalST175105Jun 1954Operating · retirement plannedDec 2027coming soon
4Conventional Steam CoalST17599Jul 1954Operating · retirement plannedDec 2027coming soon
5Conventional Steam CoalST200150Jan 1955Operating · retirement plannedDec 2027coming soon
6Conventional Steam CoalST200140Mar 1955Operating · retirement plannedDec 2027coming soon
7Conventional Steam CoalST200147May 1955Operating · retirement plannedDec 2034coming soon
8Conventional Steam CoalST200150Aug 1955Operating · retirement plannedDec 2034coming soon
9Conventional Steam CoalST200147Dec 1955Operating · retirement plannedDec 2034coming soon
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT454.8372.9planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G10Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G11Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G12Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G13Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G14Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G15Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G16Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G7Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G8Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
G9Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT65.845planned Dec 2027Planned—coming soon
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA323296.6planned Dec 2027Planned—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%1,700 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
Melton Hill72 MW19.8 km
Primient Loudon Plant61 MW25.7 km
Fort Loudoun153 MW27.6 km
Buffalo Mountain Energy Centerretired29.8 km
Bull Runretired35.3 km
Vonore Battery Energy Storage System—38.5 km