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Brownsville Peaking Power — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 55081
Capacity: 460 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Haywood, TN
Operating Since: 1999
Generators: 4
Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
Parent Company: Tennessee Valley Authority
Annual Generation: 67,455.02 MWh
Capacity Factor: 1.7%
Balancing Authority: Tennessee Valley Authority
ISO/RTO: —
NERC Region: SERC

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Brownsville Peaking Power

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Ranked #7 of 13 Natural Gas plants in TN#509 of 2009 nationally

460 MW Natural Gas operating in Haywood, TN — Tennessee Valley Authority

EIAWD

460 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Technology

1999

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.5438, -89.1980

County

Haywood, TN

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority	—
Owner(s)	Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Brownsville Peaking Power is a 460 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Haywood County, Tennessee. The plant began operating in 1999 and consists of four natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which also serves as the balancing authority. The plant resides within the SERC NERC region.

In the most recent year of reported data, Brownsville Peaking Power generated 67,455 MWh of electricity, operating at a capacity factor of 1.7%. Based on total capacity, the plant is ranked 9th out of 9 power plants in Tennessee and 512th out of 945 plants nationally.

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