T he 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 ...
The towering coal plant in Roane County will be replaced with natural gas by 2027 with power-grid-level batteries and solar to follow.
Construction is continuing on an East Tennessee facility expected to generate enough electricity to power ... Kingston by the end of 2027 — effectively marking an end for the Kingston Fossil Plant.
Kingston coal plant has unique place in TVA history The ... When it opened, the plant was a marvel of engineering that supplied power for nuclear weapons projects and research in Oak Ridge.