Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant
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Country | United States |
Location | New Johnsonville, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 36°2′6″N 87°59′2″W / 36.03500°N 87.98389°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Units 1–16: 1975 Units 17–20: 2000 |
Owner(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Operator(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Cooling source | Tennessee River |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 20 |
Nameplate capacity | 1,200 MW |
The Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant is a 1.2-gigawatt (1,200 MW), simple cycle natural gas power plant located in New Johnsonville, Tennessee in Humphreys County, Tennessee. It is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Background
[edit]In 1975 the TVA constructed 16 combustion turbine units at Johnsonville. Four more combustion turbine units were added in 2000.[1] These 20 units have a combined generating capacity of 1.2 gigawatts.[2] With the closure of the Johnsonville Fossil Plant, the TVA added a heat recovery generator to one of the combustion turbine units in 2017 to create the steam needed to produce titanium dioxide (TiO
2) at the nearby Chemours plant.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Full steam ahead: TVA co-generation plant saves 1,100 Chemours jobs". Chattanooga Times Free Press. December 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ "Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant". TVA. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
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