Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant

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).

Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant
CountryUnited States
LocationNew Johnsonville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°2′6″N 87°59′2″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnits 1–16: 1975
Units 17–20: 2000
Owner(s)Tennessee Valley Authority
Operator(s)Tennessee Valley Authority
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Cooling sourceTennessee River
Power generation
Units operational20
Nameplate capacity1,200 MW

Background

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

References

  1. "Full steam ahead: TVA co-generation plant saves 1,100 Chemours jobs". Chattanooga Times Free Press. December 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. "Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant". TVA. Retrieved January 6, 2018.


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