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Tennessee Valley Authority — power plant portfolio

Tennessee Valley Authority operates 55 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 37,096 MW. Its plants with asset-level emissions data total 22,248,524 t CO₂/yr.

55power plants
37,096MW total capacity
1countries
22,248,524t CO₂/yr (source-labelled)

Fleet by fuel

Hydro: 30 plants30HydroGas: 14 plants14GasCoal: 5 plants5CoalNuclear: 3 plants3NuclearOil: 2 plants2OilWind: 1 plants1Wind

Fleet interpretation

Tennessee Valley Authority is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is United States of America (55).

The fuel mix by asset count is hydro (30), gas (14), coal (5), nuclear (3). The largest listed asset is Browns Ferry in United States of America (3,775 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 674 MW across units with capacity data.

CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 7 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 7 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.

Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.

All 55 plants

PlantFuelCountryMWt CO₂/yr
Browns FerryNuclearUnited States of America3,775—
Cumberland (TN)CoalUnited States of America2,6009,455,486
Watts Bar Nuclear PlantNuclearUnited States of America2,428—
SequoyahNuclearUnited States of America2,421—
ParadiseGasUnited States of America2,3102,534,934
Gallatin (TN)CoalUnited States of America1,9194,208,774
AllenGasUnited States of America1,7921,939,893
Raccoon MountainHydroUnited States of America1,714—
KingstonCoalUnited States of America1,700—
Lagoon CreekGasUnited States of America1,628—
ShawneeCoalUnited States of America1,575—
JohnsonvilleGasUnited States of America1,426—
Magnolia Power PlantGasUnited States of America1,0052,321,855
John SevierGasUnited States of America997—
Bull RunCoalUnited States of America950—
TVA Southaven Combined CycleGasUnited States of America9031,681,842
Quantum Choctaw Power LLCGasUnited States of America850—
CaledoniaGasUnited States of America801—
Marshall Energy FacilityGasUnited States of America688—
Wilson DamHydroUnited States of America667—
Gleason Generating FacilityGasUnited States of America567—
ColbertGasUnited States of America476—
Brownsville Peaking PowerGasUnited States of America460105,740
Wheeler DamHydroUnited States of America404—
Kemper CountyGasUnited States of America372—
Fontana DamHydroUnited States of America255—
Pickwick Landing DamHydroUnited States of America240—
Kentucky DamHydroUnited States of America219—
Watts Bar HydroHydroUnited States of America175—
Hiwassee DamHydroUnited States of America166—
ChickamaugaHydroUnited States of America160—
Fort LoudounHydroUnited States of America153—
Douglas DamHydroUnited States of America151—
Cherokee DamHydroUnited States of America135—
Norris DamHydroUnited States of America131—
GuntersvilleHydroUnited States of America115—
Boone DamHydroUnited States of America106—
NickajackHydroUnited States of America104—
ApalachiaHydroUnited States of America94—
Melton HillHydroUnited States of America72—
Fort Patrick HenryHydroUnited States of America59—
WataugaHydroUnited States of America58—
Tims FordHydroUnited States of America46—
South HolstonHydroUnited States of America38—
Great Falls (TN)HydroUnited States of America34—
Ocoee 3HydroUnited States of America29—
Blue RidgeHydroUnited States of America24—
Ocoee 2HydroUnited States of America23—
Ocoee 1HydroUnited States of America19—
NottelyHydroUnited States of America16—
BellefonteOilUnited States of America14—
ChatugeHydroUnited States of America13—
WilburHydroUnited States of America11—
MeridianOilUnited States of America9—
Buffalo MountainWindUnited States of America2—

Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants does Tennessee Valley Authority operate?

Tennessee Valley Authority operates 55 power plants across 1 country, with about 37,096 MW of total capacity.

What is Tennessee Valley Authority's largest power plant?

Browns Ferry in United States of America is its largest at about 3,775 MW.

What types of power plants does Tennessee Valley Authority run?

Its fleet includes hydro (30), gas (14), coal (5).

How much CO₂ do Tennessee Valley Authority's plants emit?

Its reporting plants emit about 22,248,524 tonnes of CO₂ per year in this dataset.