Primient Loudon Plant
Natural gas power plant · Loudon County, Tennessee
Nameplate capacity
61 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#37
of 106 plants
In service since
2016
October 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- PRIMIENT, LLC
- County
- Loudon County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.26%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Tennessee
- #7 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 63632
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y9111 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 31 MW | 26 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| Y9121 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 31 MW | 26 MW | 2016 | 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
| Melton Hill | Hydro | 72 MW |
| SR McKellar | Solar | 70 MW |
| Fort Patrick Henry | Hydro | 59 MW |
| Watauga | Hydro | 58 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 61 MW solar plant and a 61 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