Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant
| Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | New Johnsonville, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36°01′40″N 87°59′11″W / 36.02778°N 87.98639°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1951 Unit 10: 1959 |
| Decommission date | Units 5–10: 2015 Units 1–4: 2017 |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 20 |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,400 MW |
The Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant is a 1.2 gigawatt simple cycle natural gas power plant located in New Johnsonville, Tennessee in Humphreys County, Tennessee. The TVA Johnsonville plant originally generated electricity as a coal power plant named the Johnsonville Fossil Plant from 1951 to 2017. It is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Coal units
Construction of the fossil plant began in 1949.[1] The fossil plant started commercial operations at Unit 1 on October 27, 1951. By August 1959, all ten units were operating.[2] Its ten units had a combined operating capacity of 1.5-gigawatts (1,500 MW) with Units 1–4 providing electricity to the nearby Chemours plant.[3] In a 2011 agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve lingering violation complaints in failure to comply with the Clean Air Act, the TVA announced they would shut down the coal units at Johnsonville by 2018.[4] Units 5–10 were idled at Johnsonville in 2012 and were shut down on December 31, 2015.[1][5] Units 1–4 were shut down on December 31, 2017.[1][6]
Natural gas units
In 1975 the TVA constructed 16 combustion turbine units at Johnsonville. Four more combustion turbine units were added in 2000. [7] These 20 units have a combined generating capacity of 1.2 gigawatts.[8] With the closure of the Johnsonville coal units, 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.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Johnsonville Fossil Plant". TVA. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Hicks, Mark (January 5, 2018). "TVA pulls plug on its oldest coal-fired plant in Humphreys County". Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Johnsonville Fossil Plant". TVA. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Maron, Dana Fine (April 15, 2011). "TVA agrees to shut down 18 coal-fired boilers and curb emissions". E&E News. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Cassell, Barry (February 3, 2016). "TVA Asks for More Time for Paradise Coal Units, Retires Johnsonville Units 5-10". Power Engineering. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Flessner, Dave (January 6, 2018). "TVA cuts coal use". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Full steam ahead: TVA co-generation plant saves 1,100 Chemours jobs". Chattanooga Times Free Press. December 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant". TVA. Retrieved January 6, 2018.