CUMBERLAND CITY, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Tennessee Valley Authority is making steady progress on converting the Cumberland Fossil Plant into the new Cumberland Natural Gas Plant southwest of Clarksville.
The natural gas plant at 455 Old Scott Road is under construction near the Fossil Plant, or “steam plant,” which uses coal to create energy and has been in operation since 1973. As TVA makes the change to natural gas, the plan is to decommission one of the coal-fired units in 2026 and the other in 2028.
Work started around two years ago on the $2.1 billion natural gas plant, with the facility scheduled to be online in late 2026. The plant will receive the natural gas from a 32-mile, 30-inch gas pipeline running through Dickson, Houston and Stewart counties.
At this time, there are close to 1,900 workers employed at the plant, which includes 247 TVA staff members and just over 450 subcontractors…