Gleason Generating Facility
Natural gas power plant · Weakley County, Tennessee
Nameplate capacity
568 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#11
of 106 plants
In service since
2000
June 2000
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- County
- Weakley County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 2.39%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Tennessee
- #5 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 55251
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 191 MW | 100 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 191 MW | 140 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 185 MW | 120 MW | 2000 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Tennessee
| Allen | Natural gas | 1,290 MW |
| John Sevier | Natural gas | 997 MW |
| Brownsville Peaking Power | Natural gas | 460 MW |
| Pickwick Landing Dam | Hydro | 240 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 568 MW solar plant and a 568 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Tennessee power plants · What Tennessee actually generates