Unit 2: April 29, 1954
Unit 3: June 11, 1954
Unit 4: July 27, 1954
Unit 5: January 18, 1955
Unit 6: March 3, 1955
Unit 7: May 6, 1955
Unit 8: August 3, 1955

Unit 9: December 2, 1955Decommission date2027 (planned)Construction costUS$198,200,000 (equivalent to $2,254,000,000 in 2023)OwnerTennessee Valley AuthorityOperatorTennessee Valley AuthorityThermal power station Primary fuelCoalCooling sourceWatts Bar LakePower generation Units operational9Nameplate capacity1,398 MWExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons

Kingston Fossil Plant, commonly known as Kingston Steam Plant, is a 1.4-gigawatt (1,398 MW) coal-fired power plant located in Roane County, just outside Kingston, Tennessee, on the shore of Watts Bar Lake. It is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The plant is known for the Kingston Fossil Plant fly ash spill which occurred in December 2008.

Construction of the Kingston Fossil Plant began on April 30, 1951. It was the largest coal-fired power plant in the world when completed in 1955. It was built primarily to provide electricity for the nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory. A dedication ceremony for the plant took place on November 17, 1955.

The plant has nine generating units: Units 1–4, rated at 175 MW each (launched into service in 1954), and Units 5–9, rated at 200 MW each (launched in 1955). Combined, the plant has a total capacity of 1,700 MWe (1,398 MWe net). It produces about ten billion kilowatt hours of electricity from some five million tons of coal each year. All nine generating units are equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to reduce nitrogen oxide (NO_x) emissions that contribute to the formation of ozone. In 1976, its original nine stacks were taken out of service (though left standing) and replaced by a pair of 1,000-foot (304.8 meter) tall chimneys, one for Units 1–5 and one for Units 6–9. These stacks were replaced with a single stack connected to scrubbers which were installed in 2007.

The plant is a popular site for birdwatchers, as many waterfowl come to the settling and treatment ponds nearby.

In December 2008, an impoundment at the plant failed, releasing 1.1 billion US gallons (4,200,000 m) of coal fly ash slurry that covered up to 300 acres (1.2 km) of the surrounding land, damaging homes and flowing into nearby waterways such as the Emory River and Clinch River, tributaries of the Tennessee River. This was the largest accidental release of coal fly ash in the United States.

On April 14, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at 11 of its coal-fired plants in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Under the terms of the agreement, Units 1–9 will continuously operate SCR systems to reduce their emissions of NO_x.

• List of power stations in Tennessee

• TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant page
• News coverage of the breach of a pond dam at the coal plant on Dec. 22, 2008, Knoxville News Sentinel