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Summary of Electricity Activity in Tennessee

Summary of Tennessee Generation

Tennessee is ranked #21 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Mar 2025.

Companies on File91
Plants on File137
Total Generation5.24G MMBtu
Total Sales 8.08G kWh
Total Revenue $965.40M

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Overall National Rank

#21 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

72.2 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

779.9 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Tennessee

91

Tennessee
Power Plants

137

Natural Gas Rank

#24

Coal Rank

#14

Nuclear Rank

#14

Hydroelectric Rank

#6

Wind Rank

#44

Solar Rank

#35

Monthly Net Generation for Tennessee

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Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential3.58G kWh13.51 cents/kWh$483.22M
Commercial2.58G kWh13.62 cents/kWh$351.34M
Industrial1.92G kWh6.81 cents/kWh$130.83M
Transportation0 kWh0.00 cents/kWh$0
Total8.08G kWh11.95 cents/kWh$965.40M

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Mar 2025.

Production by Source

Largest 24 Power Plants in Tennessee

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#4AllenTennessee Valley AuthorityMemphis, Tennessee6.3 TWhApr 1959Mar 2025 Natural Gas
#20ApalachiaTennessee Valley AuthorityReliance, Tennessee402.1 GWhAug 1943Dec 2024 Water
#15CalderwoodBrookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LPTallassee, Tennessee549.2 GWhMar 1930Dec 2024 Water
#24Cherokee DamTennessee Valley AuthorityRudledge, Tennessee341.4 GWhMar 1942Dec 2024 Water
#14ChickamaugaTennessee Valley AuthorityChattanooga, Tennessee688.9 GWhFeb 1940Dec 2024 Water
#23Cordell HullUSCE-Nashville DistrictCarthage, Tennessee344.8 GWhJul 1973Dec 2024 Water
#3Cumberland (TN)Tennessee Valley AuthorityCumberland City, Tennessee9.0 TWhFeb 1973Mar 2025 Bituminous Coal : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3%
#17Douglas DamTennessee Valley AuthorityDandridge, Tennessee446.4 GWhFeb 1943Dec 2024 Water
#13Fort LoudounTennessee Valley AuthorityLenoir City, Tennessee732.1 GWhOct 1943Dec 2024 Water
#6Gallatin (TN)Tennessee Valley AuthorityGallatin, Tennessee4.0 TWhOct 1956Mar 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 94.5% Bituminous Coal : 3.4% Natural Gas : 1.9%
#5John SevierTennessee Valley AuthorityRogersville, Tennessee4.6 TWhJan 1956Mar 2025 Natural Gas
#11JohnsonvilleTennessee Valley AuthorityNew Johnsonville, Tennessee964.1 GWhSep 1951Mar 2025 Natural Gas : 99.7%
#8KingstonTennessee Valley AuthorityKingston, Tennessee3.5 TWhJan 1954Mar 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 67.2% Bituminous Coal : 32.6%
#7Lagoon CreekTennessee Valley AuthorityBrownsville, Tennessee3.6 TWhMay 2001Mar 2025 Natural Gas : 99.9%
#16NickajackTennessee Valley AuthorityNew Hope, Tennessee491.2 GWhJan 1968Dec 2024 Water
#22Norris DamTennessee Valley AuthorityNorris, Tennessee386.9 GWhJun 1936Dec 2024 Water
#18Old HickoryUSCE-Nashville DistrictHendersonville, Tennessee436.6 GWhMar 1957Dec 2024 Water
#19Packaging Corp of AmericaPackaging Corp of AmericaCounce, Tennessee422.6 GWhJan 1985Mar 2025 Black Liquor : 60.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.5% Natural Gas : 17.1%
#9Pickwick Landing DamTennessee Valley AuthorityPickwick Dam, Tennessee1.3 TWhMay 1938Dec 2024 Water
#21Primient Loudon PlantPRIMIENT, LLCLoudon, Tennessee393.6 GWhSep 2016Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#2SequoyahTennessee Valley AuthoritySoddy Daisy, Tennessee11.2 TWhJun 1981Mar 2025 Nuclear
#10Tennessee Eastman OperationsEastman Chemical Co-TN OpsKingsport, Tennessee1.1 TWhAug 1936Mar 2025 Natural Gas : 59.5% Bituminous Coal : 38.9% Other Gas : 1.0% Sludge Waste : 0.7%
#12Watts Bar HydroTennessee Valley AuthoritySpring City, Tennessee895.6 GWhFeb 1942Dec 2024 Water
#1Watts Bar Nuclear PlantTennessee Valley AuthoritySpring City, Tennessee16.8 TWhApr 1996Mar 2025 Nuclear
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2025.
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Electricity Generation by Tennessee Counties

State RankCounty# Power PlantsNet Generation
Past 12 Months		Net Generation
from Natural Gas		Net Generation
from Wind		Net Generation
from Solar		Net Generation
from Nuclear
#17Anderson County, TN5433.8 GWh0.0 Wh15.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#31Bedford County, TN169.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh69.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#34Benton County, TN238.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#14Blount County, TN5708.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#27Carter County, TN2169.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Clay County, TN1105.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#24Davidson County, TN7179.9 GWh123.8 GWh0.0 Wh2.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#21DeKalb County, TN1291.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#26Dickson County, TN1173.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#32Fayette County, TN463.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh63.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#35Franklin County, TN237.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#40Greene County, TN319.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh19.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Hamilton County, TN511.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh14.7 GWh11.2 TWh
#42Hancock County, TN143.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#37Hardeman County, TN330.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh30.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#9Hardin County, TN21.7 TWh72.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#5Hawkins County, TN14.6 TWh4.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#7Haywood County, TN63.6 TWh3.6 TWh0.0 Wh7.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Henry County, TN213.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh13.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#12Humphreys County, TN1964.1 GWh961.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#19Jefferson County, TN2341.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#36Knox County, TN135.0 GWh35.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#20Lincoln County, TN1307.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh307.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#11Loudon County, TN41.3 TWh393.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#28Madison County, TN4167.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh167.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#15Marion County, TN1491.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30McNairy County, TN589.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh89.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#39Montgomery County, TN321.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh12.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#25Obion County, TN1173.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh173.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Polk County, TN4709.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Rhea County, TN317.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh16.8 TWh
#8Roane County, TN13.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#33Rutherford County, TN338.3 GWh38.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#16Sevier County, TN1446.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#4Shelby County, TN126.4 TWh6.3 TWh0.0 Wh102.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#18Smith County, TN1344.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#3Stewart County, TN19.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#10Sullivan County, TN51.7 TWh772.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#6Sumner County, TN24.5 TWh74.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#22Warren County, TN2275.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#38Washington County, TN427.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh27.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Weakley County, TN1185.8 GWh185.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Tennessee

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Brownsville, Tennessee3.6 TWh3
Carthage, Tennessee344.8 GWh1
Counce, Tennessee1.7 TWh2
Cumberland City, Tennessee9.0 TWh1
Dandridge, Tennessee446.4 GWh1
Farner, Tennessee402.1 GWh1
Gallatin, Tennessee4.0 TWh1
Hendersonville, Tennessee436.6 GWh1
Jefferson City, Tennessee341.4 GWh1
Kingsport, Tennessee1.6 TWh4
Kingston, Tennessee3.5 TWh1
Lenoir City, Tennessee857.2 GWh2
Loudon, Tennessee393.6 GWh1
Memphis, Tennessee6.3 TWh2
New Hope, Tennessee491.2 GWh1
New Johnsonville, Tennessee964.1 GWh1
Norris, Tennessee386.9 GWh1
Rogersville, Tennessee4.6 TWh1
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee11.2 TWh1
Spring City, Tennessee17.7 TWh2
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2025.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#6Alabama144.6 TWh115
#26Arkansas61.7 TWh150
#51District of Columbia181.5 GWh24
#2Florida266.8 TWh437
#8Georgia140.6 TWh339
#5Illinois186.7 TWh616
#17Indiana100.8 TWh281
#20Iowa72.3 TWh353
#22Kentucky69.7 TWh98
#16Louisiana100.9 TWh148
#39Maryland36.7 TWh254
#11Michigan127.4 TWh387
#19Mississippi75.4 TWh103
#23Missouri69.6 TWh184
#9North Carolina136.5 TWh1,129
#7Ohio144.2 TWh309
#3Pennsylvania244.9 TWh384
#15South Carolina102.3 TWh304
#13Virginia103.4 TWh341
#31West Virginia51.7 TWh66

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2025