Power plant · Tennessee, United States
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is a power plant in Tennessee, United States, with 2,540 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 | 1996 | 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 | 2,540 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.6021, -84.7895 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is the 2nd-largest of 12 power plants in Tennessee and the 28th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 2,540 MW is 0.3% 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 | 2nd of 12 | 19,529 MW | 13% |
| United States | 28th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.3% |
| All power plants in our data | 28th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.24% |
Owner, operator and place
More from Tennessee Valley Authority
- Browns Ferry3,854 MW
- Cumberland (TN)2,600 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 Tennessee
- Cumberland (TN)2,600 MW
- Sequoyah2,441 MW
- Gallatin (TN)1,918 MW
- Raccoon Mountain1,714 MW
- Kingston1,700 MW
- Johnsonville1,676 MW
- Lagoon Creek1,625 MW
- Allen1,290 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.