Kingston Fossil Plant, commonly known as Kingston Steam Plant, is a 1.4-gigawatt (1,398 MW) coal-fired power plant located in Roane County, just outside Kingston, Tennessee, on the shore of Watts Bar Lake. It is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

When it was finished in 1955, Kingston stood as the largest coal-burning power plant in the world — a distinction it held for more than a decade. Kingston’s nine units boast a summer net capability of 1,398 megawatts. It can generate approximately 10 billion kilowatt-hours a year — enough electricity to power approximately 817,830 homes.

2024年4月2日 · HARRIMAN, Tenn. (WATE) — After several years of discussion and debate, the Tennessee Valley Authority has decided to retire the Kingston Fossil Plant and replace it with a state-of-the-art...

Kingston generates about 8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to power about 540,000 homes. Through 2011, TVA has spent about $5.4 billion on emissions controls at its fossil-fuel plants to help TVA produce power as cleanly as possible, consistent with efficiency.

2024年4月2日 · The Tennessee Valley Authority will retire the Kingston Fossil Plant – once the largest coal-fired power plant in the world and the site of a major coal ash disaster – and replace it with a...

2024年2月19日 · Tennessee Valley Authority staff solidified plans to close the massive Kingston Fossil Plant by 2027 and replace its coal generators with a natural gas plant, some solar panels and battery...

Kingston Fossil Plant is an operating power station of at least 1700-megawatts (MW) in Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. Contents

Kingston Fossil Plant has nine generating units with a summer net capability of 1,398 megawatts. Net capability is a measure of how much power a plant can generate for a specified time period, minus the power used by the plant itself. Construction began in 1951 and was completed in 1955.

At the time it was finished in 1955, Kingston was the largest coal-burning power plant in the world—a distinction it held for more than a decade. Kingston’s nine units boast a summer net capability of 1,398 megawatts, and can generate approximately 10 billion kilowatt-hours a year, which is enough electricity to power approximately 700,000 homes.

2025年1月16日 · Kingston generating station is an operating power station of at least 110-megawatts (MW) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is also known as Destec - Kingston power station.