Tennessee Valley Authority

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Tennessee Valley Authority is ranked #8 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority
States	Alabama Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee Virginia
Last Update	May 2025
Annual Generation	159.0 TWh
Power Plants	170
Utilities	91
Ranked #8 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #14 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 37% Nuclear \| 34% Coal \| 16.9% Water \| 10.5% Solar \| 1.3% Other Fuel \| 0.4% Wind \| 0%

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Daily Net Generation for Tennessee Valley Authority for the past 3 Years

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Browns Ferry	Tennessee Valley Authority	Decatur, AL	29 TWh	Jul 1974	Mar 2025	Nuclear
Kentucky Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Grand Rivers, KY	1 TWh	Aug 1944	Mar 2025	Water
Paradise	Tennessee Valley Authority	Drakesboro, KY	8 TWh	Apr 1963	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Shawnee	Tennessee Valley Authority	West Paducah, KY	6 TWh	Mar 1953	Mar 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Hiwassee Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Murphy, NC	224 GWh	Apr 1940	Mar 2025	Water
Allen	Tennessee Valley Authority	Memphis, TN	6 TWh	Apr 1959	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Cumberland (TN)	Tennessee Valley Authority	Cumberland City, TN	9 TWh	Feb 1973	Mar 2025	Bituminous Coal : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3%
Gallatin (TN)	Tennessee Valley Authority	Gallatin, TN	4 TWh	Oct 1956	Mar 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 94.5% Bituminous Coal : 3.4% Natural Gas : 1.9%
John Sevier	Tennessee Valley Authority	Rogersville, TN	5 TWh	Jan 1956	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Johnsonville	Tennessee Valley Authority	New Johnsonville, TN	964 GWh	Sep 1951	Mar 2025	Natural Gas : 99.7%
Kingston	Tennessee Valley Authority	Kingston, TN	3 TWh	Jan 1954	Mar 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 67.2% Bituminous Coal : 32.6%
Sequoyah	Tennessee Valley Authority	Soddy Daisy, TN	11 TWh	Jun 1981	Mar 2025	Nuclear
Wilson Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Muscle Shoals, AL	2 TWh	Aug 1925	Mar 2025	Water
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant	Tennessee Valley Authority	Spring City, TN	17 TWh	Apr 1996	Mar 2025	Nuclear
Lagoon Creek	Tennessee Valley Authority	Brownsville, TN	4 TWh	May 2001	Mar 2025	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Domtar Kingsport Mill	Domtar Paper Co LLC Kingsport Mill	Kingsport, TN	136 GWh	Sep 2006	Mar 2025	Natural Gas : 71.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 24.4% Other Biomass Solids : 1.9% Sludge Waste : 1.9%
Columbus MS	International Paper Columbus Mill	Columbus, MS	459 GWh	May 1982	Mar 2025	Black Liquor : 82.4% Natural Gas : 10.1% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 6.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
Packaging Corp of America	Packaging Corp of America	Counce, TN	423 GWh	Jan 1985	Mar 2025	Black Liquor : 60.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.5% Natural Gas : 17.1%
University of Tennessee Steam Plant	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	35 GWh	May 1996	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Opryland USA	Gaylord Entertainment Co	Nashville, TN	20 GWh	Jun 1995	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Batesville Generation Facility	Cooperative Energy	Batesville, MS	5 TWh	Jul 2000	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Red Hills Generating Facility	Choctaw Generation L.P, L.L.L.P.	Ackerman, MS	2 TWh	Mar 2001	Mar 2025	Lignite Coal : 99.6%
Caledonia	Tennessee Valley Authority	Steens, MS	6 TWh	May 2003	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Marshall Energy Facility	Tennessee Valley Authority	Calvert City, KY	176 GWh	May 2002	Mar 2025	Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6%
TVA Southaven Combined Cycle	Tennessee Valley Authority	Southaven, MS	5 TWh	Apr 2003	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Decatur Energy Center	Decatur Energy Center LLC	Decatur, AL	4 TWh	May 2002	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Morgan Energy Center	Morgan Energy Center LLC	Decatur, AL	5 TWh	May 2003	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Calvert City	DTE Calvert City LLC	Calvert City, KY	211 GWh	Mar 2000	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Magnolia Power Plant	Tennessee Valley Authority	Ashland, MS	7 TWh	Jul 2003	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Quantum Choctaw Power LLC	Tennessee Valley Authority	Ackerman, MS	5 TWh	May 2006	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Choctaw County	Entergy Mississippi LLC	French Camp, MS	6 TWh	Jun 2003	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
MTSU Power Co-Gen Plant	Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, TN	38 GWh	Jun 1997	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Volkswagen Solar System	SR Enterprise South, LLC	Chattanooga, TN	12 GWh	Oct 2012	Mar 2025	Solar
Mulberry Farm LLC	Onward Energy	Selmer, TN	24 GWh	Nov 2014	Mar 2025	Solar
Selmer Farm LLC	Onward Energy	Selmer, TN	25 GWh	Sep 2014	Mar 2025	Solar
River Bend Solar, LLC	River Bend Solar, LLC	Florence, AL	150 GWh	Aug 2016	Mar 2025	Solar
Providence Solar	Providence Solar Center, LLC	Madison, TN	29 GWh	Sep 2017	Mar 2025	Solar
Selmer I	Selmer North Solar I, LLC	Selmer, TN	28 GWh	Nov 2016	Mar 2025	Solar
Selmer II	Selmer North Solar II, LLC	Selmer, TN	12 GWh	Nov 2016	Mar 2025	Solar
Millington Solar Farm	SR Millington, LLC	Millington, TN	98 GWh	Nov 2018	Mar 2025	Solar
SR Houston	SR Houston Holdings, LLC	Houston, MS	2 GWh	Nov 2016	Mar 2025	Solar
Haywood Solar	Haywood Solar, SMLLC	Brownsville, TN	5 GWh	Nov 2017	Mar 2025	Solar
Meridian II	SR Meridian II, LLC	Meridian, MS	8 GWh	Sep 2019	Mar 2025	Solar
SR Jonesborough	SR Jonesborough II, LLC	Jonesborough, TN	7 GWh	Nov 2018	Mar 2025	Solar
Muscle Shoals	Muscle Shoals Solar, LLC	Cherokee, AL	429 GWh	Aug 2021	Mar 2025	Solar
Elora Solar	Elora Solar	Elora, TN	307 GWh	Feb 2022	Mar 2025	Solar
OETN1	OE_TN1	Obion, TN	174 GWh	Feb 2023	Mar 2025	Solar
OE_MS5	OE_MS5	Lowndes, MS	37 GWh	-	Mar 2025	Solar
OE_MS6	OE_MS6	St.Artesia, MS	266 GWh	-	Mar 2025	Solar : 99.9%
SR McKellar	SR McKellar, LLC	Denmark, TN	135 GWh	Jun 2023	Mar 2025	Solar
SR Bell Buckle	SR Bell Buckle, LLC	Shelbyville, TN	70 GWh	Oct 2023	Mar 2025	Solar
SR Russellville	SR Russellville, LLC	Olmstead, KY	57 GWh	-	Mar 2025	Solar
TAI Huntsville Solar Hybrid	TAI Huntsville Solar, LLC	Huntsville, AL	44 GWh	-	Mar 2025	Solar
Colbert	Tennessee Valley Authority	Tuscumbia, AL	79 GWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Guntersville	Tennessee Valley Authority	Guntersville, AL	453 GWh	Jul 1939	Dec 2023	Water
Wheeler Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Town Creek, AL	1 TWh	Oct 1936	Dec 2023	Water
Blue Ridge	Tennessee Valley Authority	Blue Ridge, GA	21 GWh	Jun 1931	Dec 2023	Water
Nottely	Tennessee Valley Authority	Blairsville, GA	19 GWh	Dec 1955	Dec 2023	Water
Barkley	USCE-Nashville District	Kuttawa, KY	500 GWh	Dec 1965	Dec 2023	Water
Wolf Creek	USCE-Nashville District	Jamestown, KY	470 GWh	Sep 1951	Dec 2023	Water
Chatuge	Tennessee Valley Authority	Hayesville, NC	21 GWh	Nov 1954	Dec 2023	Water
Fontana Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Fontana Dam, NC	814 GWh	Dec 1944	Dec 2023	Water
Apalachia	Tennessee Valley Authority	Reliance, TN	436 GWh	Aug 1943	Dec 2023	Water
Boone Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Kingsport, TN	153 GWh	Feb 1953	Dec 2023	Water
Cherokee Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Rudledge, TN	301 GWh	Mar 1942	Dec 2023	Water
Chickamauga	Tennessee Valley Authority	Chattanooga, TN	657 GWh	Feb 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Douglas Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Dandridge, TN	365 GWh	Feb 1943	Dec 2023	Water
Fort Patrick Henry	Tennessee Valley Authority	Kingsport, TN	94 GWh	Nov 1953	Dec 2023	Water
Fort Loudoun	Tennessee Valley Authority	Lenoir City, TN	677 GWh	Oct 1943	Dec 2023	Water
Great Falls (TN)	Tennessee Valley Authority	Rock Island, TN	32 GWh	Nov 1916	Dec 2023	Water
Melton Hill	Tennessee Valley Authority	Lenoir City, TN	91 GWh	Jun 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Nickajack	Tennessee Valley Authority	New Hope, TN	510 GWh	Jan 1968	Dec 2023	Water
Norris Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Norris, TN	295 GWh	Jun 1936	Dec 2023	Water
Ocoee 1	Tennessee Valley Authority	Benton, TN	70 GWh	Dec 1911	Dec 2023	Water
Ocoee 2	Tennessee Valley Authority	Benton, TN	81 GWh	Sep 1913	Dec 2023	Water
Ocoee 3	Tennessee Valley Authority	Benton, TN	141 GWh	Mar 1943	Dec 2023	Water
Pickwick Landing Dam	Tennessee Valley Authority	Pickwick Dam, TN	1 TWh	May 1938	Dec 2023	Water
South Holston	Tennessee Valley Authority	Bristol, TN	95 GWh	Jan 1951	Dec 2023	Water
Tims Ford	Tennessee Valley Authority	Winchester, TN	42 GWh	Feb 1972	Dec 2023	Water
Watauga	Tennessee Valley Authority	Elizabethton, TN	113 GWh	Jul 1949	Dec 2023	Water
Watts Bar Hydro	Tennessee Valley Authority	Spring City, TN	812 GWh	Feb 1942	Dec 2023	Water
Wilbur	Tennessee Valley Authority	Elizabethon, TN	13 GWh	Nov 1912	Dec 2023	Water
Cordell Hull	USCE-Nashville District	Carthage, TN	281 GWh	Jul 1973	Dec 2023	Water
Dale Hollow	USCE-Nashville District	Celina, TN	93 GWh	Nov 1948	Dec 2023	Water
Old Hickory	USCE-Nashville District	Hendersonville, TN	369 GWh	Mar 1957	Dec 2023	Water
J P Priest	USCE-Nashville District	Nashville, TN	45 GWh	Jan 1970	Dec 2023	Water
Center Hill	USCE-Nashville District	Lancaster, TN	308 GWh	Oct 1950	Dec 2023	Water
Cheatham	USCE-Nashville District	Ashland City, TN	177 GWh	Apr 1958	Dec 2023	Water
Meridian	Tennessee Valley Authority	Meridian, MS	434 MWh	May 1998	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Powell Valley	Powell Valley Electric Coop	Kyles Ford, TN	66 MWh	Jun 2000	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Kemper County	Tennessee Valley Authority	De Kalb, MS	3 GWh	Jun 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Vanderbilt University Power Plant	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	94 GWh	Oct 1988	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Santeetlah	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP	Robbinsville, NC	161 GWh	May 1928	Dec 2023	Water
Cheoah	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP	Tapoco, NC	448 GWh	Aug 1949	Dec 2023	Water
Calderwood	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP	Tallassee, TN	522 GWh	Mar 1930	Dec 2023	Water
Chilhowee	Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP	Tallassee, TN	147 GWh	Jul 1957	Dec 2023	Water
Gleason Generating Facility	Tennessee Valley Authority	Gleason, TN	38 GWh	May 2000	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
McMinnville	McMinnville Electric System	McMinnville, TN	143 MWh	May 2001	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Buffalo Mountain Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Oliver Springs, TN	16 GWh	Nov 2004	Dec 2023	Wind
West Camden	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Camden, TN	39 GWh	Feb 2012	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#61	Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division	729.4 GWh	4
#56	City of Tallahassee	3.1 TWh	5
#25	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.	26.2 TWh	85
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.6 TWh	556
#52	Duke Energy Progress West	4.1 TWh	10
#24	Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company	33.8 TWh	20
#29	South Carolina Public Service Authority	19.3 TWh	33
#60	Southeastern Power Administration	1.4 TWh	11
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.4 TWh	393
#51	Southwestern Power Administration	4.2 TWh	31

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#5	Southwest Power Pool	296.9 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	252.4 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	189.8 TWh	1,943
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	159.0 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	148.4 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	130.8 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.6 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.5 TWh	1,487
#16	Bonneville Power Administration	82.6 TWh	158
#17	Duke Energy Progress East	65.4 TWh	554