State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
Tennessee Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 20,605 | 20 |
| Electric utilities | 19,383 | 12 |
| IPP & CHP | 1,222 | 48 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 76,166,766 | 20 |
| Electric utilities | 71,979,795 | 12 |
| IPP & CHP | 4,186,971 | 46 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 20,016 | 18 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 15,593 | 32 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 27,840 | 23 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.5 | 15 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 37 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 804 | 23 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 102,962,435 | 11 |
| Full service provider sales | 102,962,435 | 7 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 2,383,987 | 13 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.90 | 34 |
| Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms. | ||
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