Powell Valley
Other power plant · Hancock County, Tennessee
Nameplate capacity
22 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#53
of 106 plants
In service since
2000
July 2000
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Powell Valley Electric Coop
- County
- Hancock County
- Generating units
- 11
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among other plants in Tennessee
- #3 of 7
- EIA plant code
- 7883
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 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
| McMinnville | Other | 24 MW |
| Ocoee 2 | Hydro | 23 MW |
| Ocoee 1 | Hydro | 19 MW |
| Vanderbilt University Power Plant | Natural gas | 19 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 22 MW solar plant and a 22 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