[2] As of the mid 2010s, however, TVA's Sequoyah Nuclear Plant near Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, with a slightly lower capacity, was generating more power.

[4] The Cumberland Fossil Plant has two of the tallest chimneys in the world at 1,001 feet (305 m), built in 1970.

Bituminous coal is delivered by barges along the Cumberland River waterway.

[5][6] To reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, both units at Cumberland use wet limestone scrubbers.

To reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx), the units use low-NOx burners as well as selective catalytic reduction systems, which were completed in 2004.