| Watts Bar Steam Plant | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Rhea County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°36′38″N 84°46′53″W / 35.61056°N 84.78139°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1942 |
| Decommission date | 1982 |
| Owner(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Operator(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Cooling source | Tennessee River |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 267 MW |
Watts Bar Steam Plant was a 267-megawatt (MW), coal power plant operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) located in Rhea County, Tennessee near the present site of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and Watts Bar Dam. The plant was the first coal-fired power plant constructed by TVA.