# Tennessee Eastman Operations

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/tennessee-eastman-operations

Eastman Chemical Co-TN Ops - Sullivan County - PJM

Tennessee Eastman Operations is an industrial combined-heat-and-power generating complex within Eastman Chemical Company's Kingsport manufacturing site. The facility comprises 19 steam-turbine generators with approximately 194.3 MW of nameplate capacity and uses bituminous coal, natural gas, other gas, and waste-derived fuels across its units to supply process steam and electricity. Five units (16, 18, 19, 21, and 24) totaling 63.0 MW were converted from coal to natural gas between 2014 and 2018.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 194.3 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 50481 — plant-50481

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Steam Coal, Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- **Operator:** Eastman Chemical Co-TN Ops

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Eastman Chemical Co-TN Ops — Owner and operating entity ([source](https://www.eastman.com/en/who-we-are/locations/kingsport-tn-usa-manufacturing))
- **Parent company:** Eastman Chemical Company — Parent company and ultimate owner ([source](https://www.eastman.com/en/who-we-are/locations/kingsport-tn-usa-manufacturing))
- **Equipment supplier:** General Electric (GE) — Equipment supplier and manufacturer ([source](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/steam-turbines))
- **Equipment supplier:** ABB — Equipment supplier and manufacturer

## Sources

- [tennesseeencyclopedia.net](https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/tennessee-eastman-companyeastman-chemical-company/) — tennesseeencyclopedia.net · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [bicmagazine.com](https://www.bicmagazine.com/magazine/cari-parker-leads-eastman-kingsport-site-toward-centennial-benchmark/) — bicmagazine.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [eastman.com](https://www.eastman.com/en/who-we-are/locations/kingsport-tn-usa-manufacturing) — eastman.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [ge.com](https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/two-combined-heat-and-power-projects-using-ge-technology-given-energy-star-chp-award) — ge.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [gem.wiki](https://www.gem.wiki/Tennessee_Eastman_Kingsport_Power_Plant) — gem.wiki · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/tennessee-eastman-operations
Website: [Eastman Chemical Co-TN Ops](https://www.eastman.com/en/who-we-are/locations/kingsport-tn-usa-manufacturing)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/