The Tennessee Valley Authority's Colbert Fossil Plant, located on Pickwick Reservoir in Colbert County, contains five coal-burning generators that produce nearly 8 billion kilowatt hours per year. The generators consume approximately 9,000 tons of coal per day.
Colbert Fossil Plant
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