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- More than 90% of Tennessee's electric generating capacity and about three-fifths of the power plants in the state are owned by TVA, including the 10 largest power plants in the state by both capacity and annual generation.
- Tennessee's two nuclear power plants provided 48% of in-state electricity in 2023.
- Tennessee's one petroleum refinery, located in Memphis, can process about 180,000 barrels of crude oil per calendar day, which is about 1% of U.S. total refining capacity.
- Natural gas fueled 19% of in-state generation in 2023, and the amount of natural gas consumed by the state's electric power sector nearly tripled from a decade earlier.
- Tennessee is the sixth-largest hydroelectric power producer in the nation. Hydroelectric power contributed 12% of the state’s generation in 2023.
Last Updated: October 17, 2024