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Cumberland Fossil Plant
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CountryUnited States
LocationCumberland City, Tennessee
Coordinates36°23′29″N 87°39′17″W / 36.39139°N 87.65472°W / 36.39139; -87.65472
StatusOperational
Commission date1973
Decommission dateUnit 1: 2026 (planned)
Unit 2: 2028 (planned)
Owner(s)Tennessee Valley Authority
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal (pulverized)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2,470 MW
External links
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Cumberland Fossil Plant is a pulverized coal-fired power station located west of Cumberland City, Tennessee, US, on the south bank of Lake Barkley on the Cumberland River. Owned and operated by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), it has a gross capacity of 2,470 MW,[1] and is the most powerful power station in Tennessee.[2]

  1. ^ "TVA - Cumberland Fossil Plant". Archived from the original on 2016-07-12.
  2. ^ "Cumberland Fossil Plant". Tennessee Valley Authority. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-07-18.

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