Power plant · Alabama, United States
Browns Ferry
Browns Ferry is a power plant in Alabama, United States, with 3,854 MW of capacity, owned by Tennessee Valley Authority.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Alabama | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1974 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3,854 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 34.7042, -87.1189 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Browns Ferry is the largest of 19 power plants in Alabama and the 6th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 3,854 MW is 0.46% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1st of 19 | 27,557 MW | 14% |
| United States | 6th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.46% |
| All power plants in our data | 6th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.37% |
Owner, operator and place
More from Tennessee Valley Authority
- Cumberland (TN)2,600 MW
- Watts Bar Nuclear Plant2,540 MW
- Sequoyah2,441 MW
- Gallatin (TN)1,918 MW
- Paradise1,854 MW
- Raccoon Mountain1,714 MW
- Kingston1,700 MW
- Johnsonville1,676 MW
Other power plants in Alabama
- Barry3,344 MW
- James H Miller Jr2,822 MW
- E C Gaston2,034 MW
- H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle1,996 MW
- Joseph M Farley1,776 MW
- E B Harris Electric Generating Plant1,304 MW
- Greene County1,288 MW
- Colbert1,170 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.