Cumberland Power Plant
Cumberland Power Plant is a 2.6-GW pulverized coal-powered power station located at 36°23′29″N 87°39′17″W / 36.39139°N 87.65472°WCoordinates: 36°23′29″N 87°39′17″W / 36.39139°N 87.65472°W in Cumberland City, Tennessee, USA, on the south bank of Lake Barkley on the Cumberland River. Owned and operated by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), it produces the most electricity of all plants in the TVA system.
It has two of the tallest chimneys in the world at 1,001 feet (305 m), built in 1970.
Its identical Units 1 and 2, rated at 1.3 GW each, were launched into service in March and November, 1973. In 2004, the two units accounted for almost 12% of TVA's total electricity generation.
Bituminous coal is delivered by barges along the Cumberland River waterway. The plant consumes about 20,000 tons of coal a day.
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