List of power stations in Tennessee

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[[File:Tennessee power grid.webp|thumb|215px|Tennessee power grid]]

The U.S. state of '''[[Tennessee]]''' receives its power from a variety of sources. The [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] (TVA) is the primary utility in Tennessee which generates electricity and sells it to hundreds of local utilities and industrial customers.<ref name=eia>{{cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=TN|title=Tennessee - State Energy Profile Analysis |author=<!--Not stated-->|date=May 17, 2018|website=eia.gov|publisher=[[US Energy Information Administration]]|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> Like most of the US, the sources used to generate power in Tennessee have changed substantially in the last decade. Coal's share of power has declined from nearly 60% in 2008 to about 25% in 2018, while natural gas has increased significantly.<ref name=tn>{{cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=TN#tabs-4|title=Tennessee - State Energy Profile Overview|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=|website=eia.gov|publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> Tennessee is home to the two newest nuclear reactors in the US at [[Watts Bar Nuclear Plant]], unit 2 being the first to begin operation in the 21st century.<ref name=tn/> After Watts Bar Unit 2 began operation in late 2016, nuclear power passed coal as the top source of electricity.<ref name=nyt/> In November 2018 natural gas produced more power than coal for the first time in Tennessee.<ref name=monthly/> Tennessee is home to the third largest [[pumped-storage hydroelectricity|pumped-storage hydroelectric]] facility in the US, and has the third highest net generation of hydroelectric power of states east of the Mississippi River, and eighth highest nationwide.<ref name=tn/> In 2018, about 57% of the power consumed in Tennessee was generated with emissions free sources.<ref name=monthly>{{cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/|title=Electric Power Monthly|date=February 27, 2019|website=eia.gov|publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> Tennessee is a net consumer of electricity, consuming more power than it generates and receiving power from TVA facilities in neighboring states.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|last=Popovich|first=Nadja|date=December 24, 2018|title=How Does Your State Make Electricity?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/24/climate/how-electricity-generation-changed-in-your-state.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|location=New York City|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

The U.S. state of '''[[Tennessee]]''' receives its power from a variety of sources. The [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] (TVA) is the primary utility in Tennessee which generates electricity and sells it to hundreds of local utilities and industrial customers.<ref name=eia>{{cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=TN|title=Tennessee - State Energy Profile Analysis |author=<!--Not stated-->|date=May 17, 2018|website=eia.gov|publisher=[[US Energy Information Administration]]|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> Like most of the US, the sources used to generate power in Tennessee have changed substantially in the last decade. Coal's share of power has declined from nearly 60% in 2008 to about 25% in 2018, while natural gas has increased significantly.<ref name=tn>{{cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=TN#tabs-4|title=Tennessee - State Energy Profile Overview|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=|website=eia.gov|publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> Tennessee is home to the two newest nuclear reactors in the US at [[Watts Bar Nuclear Plant]], unit 2 being the first to begin operation in the 21st century.<ref name=tn/> After Watts Bar Unit 2 began operation in late 2016, nuclear power passed coal as the top source of electricity.<ref name=nyt/> In November 2018 natural gas produced more power than coal for the first time in Tennessee.<ref name=monthly/> Tennessee is home to the third largest [[pumped-storage hydroelectricity|pumped-storage hydroelectric]] facility in the US, and has the third highest net generation of hydroelectric power of states east of the Mississippi River, and eighth highest nationwide.<ref name=tn/> In 2018, about 57% of the power consumed in Tennessee was generated with emissions free sources.<ref name=monthly>{{cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/|title=Electric Power Monthly|date=February 27, 2019|website=eia.gov|publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> Tennessee is a net consumer of electricity, consuming more power than it generates and receiving power from TVA facilities in neighboring states.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|last=Popovich|first=Nadja|date=December 24, 2018|title=How Does Your State Make Electricity?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/24/climate/how-electricity-generation-changed-in-your-state.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|location=New York City|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

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