Cumberland Steam Plant — United States of America
Gas power plant in Tennessee, United States of America. Approximate location 36.389947, -87.651636.
GasTennesseeUnited States of AmericaCCGT · HRSGConstruction
Cumberland Steam Plant is a 1,555.6 MW gas power station in Tennessee, United States of America. It ranks #307 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_cumberlandsteam_united.
Data status
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,555.6 MW, Cumberland Steam Plant is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #81 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Cumberland (TN) · Coal · 2,600 MW · Tennessee
- Bi-County Gas Producers · Waste · 3 MW · Kentucky
- Cheatham · Hydro · 36 MW · Tennessee
- Johnsonville Fossil Plant · Coal · 1,500 MW · Tennessee
- Cheatham County power plant · Gas · 900 MW · Tennessee
- Johnsonville · Gas · 1,426 MW · Tennessee
Location
Coordinates 36.389947, -87.651636 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Cumberland Steam Plant?
Cumberland Steam Plant is a 1,555.6 MW gas power plant in Tennessee, United States of America, Construction 2026.