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Coal power plants in Tennessee

Tennessee has 4 operating coal power plants with 5.7 GW of capacity.

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Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Tennessee

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Cumberland (TN)19732,600 MW
2Kingston19551,700 MW
3Gallatin (TN)19591,255 MW
4Tennessee Eastman Operations1994111 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Tennessee

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Tennessee Eastman Operations1994111 MW
2Cumberland (TN)19732,600 MW
3Gallatin (TN)19591,255 MW
4Kingston19551,700 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Tennessee

How many coal power plants are in Tennessee?
Tennessee has 4 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 5.7 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Tennessee?
Cumberland (TN) in Stewart County, Tennessee is the largest, at 2,600 MW. It came online in 1973.
How many coal power plants were built in Tennessee in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Tennessee in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Tennessee?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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