A workhorse of TVA's system and a major employer in Roane County since 1955, the plant's twin 1,000-foot smokestacks stand just off Interstate 40 as it crosses the Clinch River. At its peak, it burned 14,000 tons of coal a day to produce enough power for 818,000 homes. . Kingston's nine units boast a summer net capability of 1,398 megawatts. To meet the demand, Kingston burns about 14,000 tons of coal a day, an amount that would fill 140. . The Tennessee Valley Authority will retire the Kingston Fossil Plant – once the largest coal-fired power plant in the world and the site of a major coal ash disaster – and replace it with a cleaner energy mix anchored by a 1,500-megawatt natural gas plant by 2027. TVA CEO and President Jeff Lyash. . The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has moved to retire its iconic 1. 5-GW modern complex featuring a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant, aero-derivative turbines, 100 MW of battery storage, and up to. . the last 70 years,” said TVA President and CEO Jeff Lyash. “Retiring these units and replacing them with technology that is more reliable, more resilient, and cleaner is not an easy decision, but it's t ire the nine coal-fired units at Kingston by the end of 2027.
