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Coal's share of power has declined from nearly 60% in 2008 to about 25% in 2018, while natural gas has increased significantly. [3] Tennessee is home to the two newest nuclear reactors in the US at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant , unit 2 being the first to begin operation in the 21st century. [ 3 ]
Dortch Stove Works is an historic stove manufacturing plant in Franklin, Tennessee. It was built in 1929 by Allen Manufacturing Company , then based in Nashville, Tennessee. During its manufacturing prime, the plant produced stoves and ranges under Allen Manufacturing Company, Dortch Stove Works, and Magic Chef Inc. , as well as bedding and ...
At Buffalo Mountain in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, TVA operates three wind turbines with a combined generation capacity of 2 MW and purchases the output of 15 additional wind turbines owned by Invenergy that have a combined capacity of 27 MW. As of 2013, the agency had purchased agreements from power generated from wind farms outside its service ...
Middle Tennessee Electric officials are grappling with a series of confounding power outages caused by an unusual culprit: snakes. In the past 10 days, four power outages in Williamson County have ...
The Allen Combined Cycle Plant is a 1.1-gigawatt (1,100 MW) natural gas power plant located south of Memphis, Tennessee that began generating electricity in 2018. It is operated by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Since the late 20th century, however, Franklin has rapidly developed as a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. Franklin's population has increased more than fivefold since 1980, when its population was 12,407. In 2010, the city had a population of 62,487. [23] As of 2017 Census estimates, it is the state's seventh-largest city.
Gas prices in Tennessee: 2023 vs. 2024. Gas prices are a bit cheaper than they were a year ago in the state, but not by much. In March 2023, the average price of gas across the state was $3.14.
The world's largest gas station, which Buc-ee's just opened in Sevierville, Tennessee, covers 74,000 square feet and features 120 pumps and more than 350 employees.