Kingston Energy Complex
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Kingston Energy Complex is an operating power station of at least 65-megawatts (MW) in Roane, Tennessee, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Energy Complex | Roane, Tennessee, United States | 35.8992, -84.5194 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, CC: 35.8992, -84.5194
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2][3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2025[4][6] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 10 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 11 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 12 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 13 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 14 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 15 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 16 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 2 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 3 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 4 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 5 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 6 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 7 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 8 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][1][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| 9 | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 65.8[1][4] | gas turbine[4][5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[4][6][7] | GE Vernova: LM600 PF+[4] | no |
| CC | Construction[2][7][4][8][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[1][4] | 777.8[1][5] | combined cycle[5] | no[2][3] | 2027 (planned)[7][4][1][1][6][9] | not found | no |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 10 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 11 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 12 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 13 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 14 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 15 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 16 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 2 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 3 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 4 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 5 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 6 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 7 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 8 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| 9 | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
| CC | Tennessee Valley Authority [100%][3][1] | Tennessee Valley Authority [100.0%] |
Impacts
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Ownership Tree
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Background
In April 2024, TVA announced that the coal-fired Kingston Fossil Plant will retire by the end of 2027. The company was planning to replace it with the new Kingston Energy Complex, including a 1,500 MW gas plant, 100 MW of battery storage, and 4 MW of solar capacity.[10] The Sierra Club welcomed the pending closure of the coal plant but criticized the TVA's plan to replace it with a gas-fired plant, arguing that replacing the plant's capacity with clean energy instead would save customers USD 630 million.[11]
The new gas plant will consist of a combined-cycle turbine combined with 16 dual-fueled aero-derivative combustion turbines. In April 2024, TVA launched the technology selection and procurement process. The company is targeting starting operations at the gas-fired power plant before Kingston is retired at the end of 2027.[12]
As of October 2025, the power plant is under construction and is expected to be commissioned in 2027.[13]
Environmental concerns
In October 2024, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club sued TVA "for failing to consider cleaner and more cots-effective power options before deciding to build a new polluting methane gas plant at its Kingston location."[14] The lawsuit argues that TVA failed "to study the potential environmental harms from the Kingston Gas Plant or possible clean energy alternatives before spending millions on the project," and has thus violated federal law.[15] According to a press release published by the organizations filing the lawsuit, "studies have shown that replacing the aging Kingston coal plant with a gas plant, as TVA is proposing, could end up costing USD 1 billion more than replacing it with clean energy technology."[15]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.66 1.67 https://web.archive.org/web/20230509053328/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/kingston-energy-complex-construction-underway/51-edb731d5-e3ac-4981-9974-15ea1fa1345e.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 3.48 3.49 3.50 https://www.tva.com/news-media/releases/tva-to-retire-kingston--build-state-of-the-art-energy-complex.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 4.52 4.53 4.54 4.55 4.56 4.57 4.58 4.59 4.60 4.61 4.62 4.63 4.64 4.65 4.66 4.67 4.68 4.69 4.70 4.71 4.72 4.73 4.74 4.75 4.76 4.77 4.78 4.79 4.80 4.81 4.82 4.83 4.84 4.85 4.86 4.87 4.88 4.89 4.90 4.91 4.92 4.93 4.94 4.95 4.96 4.97 4.98 https://www.turbomachinerymag.com/view/tva-s-grid-transformation-pairs-solar-and-natural-gas-to-phase-out-coal.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 https://www.tva.com/news-media/releases/tva-requests-proposals-for-battery-storage-at-kingston-energy-complex.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2025/03/13/tva-builds-kingston-energy-complex-to-replace-coal-plant-with-gas/81989720007/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 https://www.yahoo.com/news/kingston-energy-complex-tvas-project-091242819.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSiiIiKXnOU.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://gem-project-db.herokuapp.com/projects/edit/100001047059.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "TVA to Retire Kingston, Build State-of-the-Art Energy Complex," Tennessee Valley Authority, April 2, 2024
- ↑ "Deadly Kingston Coal Plant to Be Retired," Sierra Club, April 2, 2024
- ↑ "TVA to Replace Iconic Kingston Coal Plant With 1.5-GW Modern Complex". www.powermag.com. April 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "What is the Kingston Energy Complex? What TVA's new project could mean for East Tennessee". www.yahoo.com. 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ www.sierraclub.org https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2024/10/lawsuit-challenges-tva-plan-build-methane-gas-plant-site-massive-kingston. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 Radmacher, Dan (2024-10-10). "Lawsuit challenges TVA plan to build methane gas plant at site of massive Kingston industrial spill". Appalachian Voices. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
Additional data
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