Opryland USA
Natural gas power plant · Davidson County, Tennessee
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Gaylord Entertainment Co
- County
- Davidson County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Tennessee
- #12 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 55037
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTO1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.5 MW | 3.8 MW | 1995 | 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
| SR South Gibson | Solar | 4.8 MW |
| West Camden | Other | 4.8 MW |
| SR Jonesborough | Solar | 4.4 MW |
| SR Albany, LLC | Solar | 4.3 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 4.5 MW solar plant and a 4.5 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