Power plant · Tennessee, United States
Bull Run Power Plant
Bull Run Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Tennessee, United States, with 950 MW of capacity, operated by Tennessee Valley Authority.
Grid connection
It closed in 2023, which freed up a 950 MW grid connection at 161 kV to the grid of Tennessee Valley Authority, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1967 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2023 | 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 | 950 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Tennessee Valley Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 161 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.0211, -84.1567 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Bull Run is the 11th-largest of 13 power plants in Tennessee and the 350th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 950 MW is 0.1% of the 917,512 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 | 11th of 13 | 20,479 MW | 4.6% |
| United States | 350th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 534th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 mines (4 operating) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier (supercomputer) | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| S & H # 10 | Mine | — | Closed | 22 km |
| Baldwin Plant | Mine | — | Idle | 25 km |
| Walker's Dirt Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 30 km |
Operator, grid 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
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
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