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Tennessee

Adjourned for 2026
Next regular session convenes January 12, 2027
How the Tennessee legislature works
Republican trifecta

Convenes every year on a two-year General Assembly.

Senate · 33 seatsRepublican
House · 99 seatsRepublican
GovernorRepublican
State legislator voting records →Tennessee General Assembly ↗
2026 session
8
Bills & resolutions
0
Active
5
Signed / enacted
All time
20
Tracked total
15
Became law
2
Operating plants

Energy profile (2025)

Energy mix
74,680GWh generated in state
Energy storage
Pumped 2,208 GWh
Discharged to the grid.
Consumes ~110,852 GWh · net importer — 31% of electricity used comes from out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.
Market structure
Regulated / vertically integrated
4,523 MW nuclear capacity
13.18¢
Residential/kWh
▼ 24%
12.87¢
Commercial/kWh
▼ 4%
6.74¢
Industrial/kWh
▼ 22%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Operating reactors

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
2
reactors
2,540
MW
PWR · online 1996
Sequoyah
Tennessee Valley Authority
2
reactors
2,441
MW
PWR · online 1981

Tennessee legislation

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