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460 MW Natural Gas operating in Haywood, TN — Tennessee Valley Authority
460 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1999
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.5438, -89.1980
County
Haywood, TN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority | — |
| Owner(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Brownsville Peaking Power is a 460 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Haywood County, Tennessee. The plant began operating in 1999 and consists of four natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which also serves as the balancing authority. The plant resides within the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, Brownsville Peaking Power generated 67,455 MWh of electricity, operating at a capacity factor of 1.7%. Based on total capacity, the plant is ranked 9th out of 9 power plants in Tennessee and 512th out of 945 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Grid Voltage
500.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
3.6K MWh
Latest Month
67.5K MWh
Annual Generation
1.7%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
10967 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
6 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.055 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.196 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.020 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.5%
Annual Net Gen
21 GWh
CO₂eq
10978 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Tennessee Valley
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $444.0M
This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
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