Brownsville Peaking Power
Haywood County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 55081 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
Nameplate460MWSummer 456 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation119GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor3%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate12,039Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1999Runs as rarely runs
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), gas/coal/oil 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 | 65.6 | — | — |
| 2002 | 29 | — | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 0.6% | 12,163 |
| 2004 | 10.3 | 0.3% | 12,954 |
| 2005 | 13.5 | 0.3% | 12,653 |
| 2006 | 43.4 | 1.1% | 11,362 |
| 2007 | 55.7 | 1.4% | 11,933 |
| 2008 | 2.3 | 0.1% | 13,157 |
| 2009 | 19.7 | 0.5% | 13,613 |
| 2010 | 289.8 | 7.1% | 12,093 |
| 2011 | 223.4 | 5.5% | 12,937 |
| 2012 | 382.1 | 9.5% | 11,616 |
| 2013 | 77.7 | 1.9% | 11,918 |
| 2014 | 152.4 | 3.8% | 11,649 |
| 2015 | 243.6 | 6.1% | 11,426 |
| 2016 | 498.8 | 12.4% | 11,017 |
| 2017 | 316.5 | 7.9% | 11,423 |
| 2018 | 579.2 | 14.5% | 11,487 |
| 2019 | 489.3 | 12.3% | 14,311 |
| 2020 | 476.7 | 11.9% | 7,794 |
| 2021 | 360.3 | 9.0% | 10,060 |
| 2022 | 94.6 | 2.4% | — |
| 2023 | 21.1 | 0.5% | — |
| 2024 | 67.5 | 1.7% | — |
| 2025 | 119.4 | 3.0% | 12,039 |
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 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 112 | 110 | Jun 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 112 | 110 | Jun 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 118 | 118 | Jun 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 118 | 118 | Jun 1999 | Operating | — | 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 Authority | 100.0% | 460 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| SR Brownsville | 3 MW | 6 km |
| Haywood Solar | 3 MW | 8.9 km |
| Providence Solar | 16 MW | 14.1 km |
| Lagoon Creek | 1,625 MW | 22 km |
| West Tennessee Solar Farm | 4 MW | 22.8 km |
| SR Denmark | — | 24.1 km |