| John Sevier Fossil Plant | |
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 John Sevier Fossil Plant | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Hawkins County, Tennessee, near Rogersville |
| Coordinates | 36°22′37″N82°57′48″W / 36.37694°N 82.96333°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1955 Unit 2: 1955 Unit 3: 1956 Unit 4: 1957 |
| Decommission date | Units 1-4: 2012 [1] |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Cooling source | Holston River |
| Power generation | |
| Units decommissioned | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 880 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
John Sevier Fossil Plant, commonly known as John Sevier Steam Plant, was a 0.88-gigawatt (880 MW) coal-fired power plant located in Hawkins County, Tennessee, south of Rogersville on the shore of the Holston River. [2] It was operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
It was decommissioned in 2012, and replaced by a combined-cycle natural gas plant in the same year. [3] [4] The plant and its two 350 foot tall smokestacks were demolished from 2015 to 2017. [5]