Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant | |
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Country | United States |
Location | 307 Gas Turbine Road Tuscumbia, Alabama |
Coordinates | 34°44′27″N 87°50′56″W / 34.74083°N 87.84889°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Coal units[1] Unit 1: January 18, 1955 Unit 2: March 1, 1955 Unit 3: July 29, 1955 November 4, 1955 Natural gas units Units 1-8: 1972 |
Construction cost | Coal units $99,104,091[1] (equivalent to $879,990,000 in 2023) |
Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 392 MWe |
The Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant is a combustion turbine natural gas-fired power plant operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) near Tuscumbia, Alabama. Commissioned in 1972, it is currently the oldest gas-fired power plant operated by TVA. The site was formerly home to the Colbert Fossil Plant, a coal-fired power station which operated from 1955 to 2016.