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Other power plant · Washington County, Tennessee
Nameplate capacity
3.6 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#87
of 106 plants
In service since
2002
June 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Energy Systems Group LLC
- County
- Washington County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Tennessee
- #6 of 7
- EIA plant code
- 59809
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2002 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2002 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| SR Albany, LLC | Solar | 4.3 MW |
| West Tennessee Solar Farm | Solar | 4.2 MW |
| SR Bolivar | Solar | 3.3 MW |
| SR Christiana, LLC | Solar | 3.3 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 3.6 MW solar plant and a 3.6 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