Power plant · Tennessee, United States
Allen
Allen is a power plant in Tennessee, United States, with 1,290 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 | Tennessee | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1972 | 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 | 1,290 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.0741, -90.1487 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Allen is the 9th-largest of 12 power plants in Tennessee and the 192nd-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,290 MW is 0.15% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 9th of 12 | 19,529 MW | 6.6% |
| United States | 192nd of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.15% |
| All power plants in our data | 210th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 data centers (1,286 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colossus 1 | Data center | 340 MW | Operating | 6.4 km |
| Colossus 2 | Data center | 946 MW | Operating | 13 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Tennessee Valley Authority
- Browns Ferry3,854 MW
- 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
Other power plants in Tennessee
- Cumberland (TN)2,600 MW
- Watts Bar Nuclear Plant2,540 MW
- Sequoyah2,441 MW
- Gallatin (TN)1,918 MW
- Raccoon Mountain1,714 MW
- Kingston1,700 MW
- Johnsonville1,676 MW
- Lagoon Creek1,625 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.