Kingston Fossil Plant

Kingston Fossil Plant
Kingston Fossil Plant
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CountryUnited States
LocationHarriman, Tennessee
Coordinates35°53′54″N 84°31′08″W / 35.89833°N 84.51889°W / 35.89833; -84.51889
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: February 8, 1954[1]

Unit 2: April 29, 1954[1]
Unit 3: June 11, 1954[2]
Unit 4: July 27, 1954[1]
Unit 5: January 18, 1955[3]
Unit 6: March 3, 1955[1]
Unit 7: May 6, 1955[1]
Unit 8: August 3, 1955[1]

Unit 9: December 2, 1955[1]
Decommission date2027 (planned)[4]
Construction costUS$198,200,000 (equivalent to $2,254,000,000 in 2023)
OwnerTennessee Valley Authority
OperatorTennessee Valley Authority
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Cooling sourceWatts Bar Lake
Power generation
Units operational9
Nameplate capacity1,398 MW
External links
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Kingston Fossil Plant, commonly known as Kingston Steam Plant, is a 1.4-gigawatt (1,398 MW) coal-fired power plant located in Roane County, just outside Kingston, Tennessee, on the shore of Watts Bar Lake. It is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The plant is known for the Kingston Fossil Plant fly ash spill which occurred in December 2008.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Tennessee Valley Authority (1965), p. 267
  2. ^ "Kingston Starts Unit". Knoxville News Sentinel. June 12, 1954. Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TVA Capacity Tops 7 Million KW". Knoxville News Sentinel. January 19, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dassow, Daniel (February 19, 2024). "TVA moves forward with natural gas and new pipeline to replace Kingston coal plant by 2027". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved February 19, 2024.