MTSU Power Co-Gen Plant
Natural gas power plant · Rutherford County, Tennessee
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Middle Tennessee State University
- County
- Rutherford County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Tennessee
- #10 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 58179
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT-01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1997 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 5.0 MW solar plant and a 5.0 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