CUMBERLAND CITY, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Tennessee Valley Authority provided an inside look at construction of the Cumberland natural gas plant on Wednesday, showing the project’s progress and explaining how the facility will generate electricity once it enters commercial operation later this year.
The new plant is being built on TVA’s approximately 3,000-acre Cumberland Reservation in Stewart County. While the reservation spans thousands of acres, the combined cycle natural gas plant itself occupies roughly 35 acres, with an adjacent 500-kilovolt switchyard covering another 25 acres.
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