Vanderbilt University Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Davidson County, Tennessee
Nameplate capacity
19 MW
Rank in Tennessee
#55
of 106 plants
In service since
2002
July 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Vanderbilt University
- County
- Davidson County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Tennessee
- #9 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 52048
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.2 MW | 7.8 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| GT1B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 6.3 MW | 5.8 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.2 MW | 4.0 MW | 2002 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Powell Valley | Other | 22 MW |
| Ocoee 1 | Hydro | 19 MW |
| Providence Solar | Solar | 16 MW |
| SR Canadaville, LLC | Solar | 16 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 19 MW solar plant and a 19 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