University of Tennessee Steam Plant
Natural gas power plant · Knox County, Tennessee
Nameplate capacity
5.0 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#75
of 106 plants
In service since
1996
June 1996
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- University of Tennessee
- County
- Knox County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Tennessee
- #11 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 55036
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.0 MW | 4.5 MW | 1996 | 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