Packaging Corp of America
Other power plant · Hardin County, Tennessee
Nameplate capacity
73 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#34
of 106 plants
In service since
1985
February 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Packaging Corp of America
- County
- Hardin County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.31%
- Rank among other plants in Tennessee
- #1 of 7
- EIA plant code
- 50296
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 50 MW | 50 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 23 MW | 23 MW | 2010 | 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
| Apalachia | Hydro | 94 MW |
| SR Millington II | Solar | 75 MW |
| Melton Hill | Hydro | 72 MW |
| SR McKellar | Solar | 70 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 73 MW solar plant and a 73 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