TVA is shutting down the coal-powered Kingston Fossil Plant because it is no longer cost-effective or reliable. Right now, TVA wants to replace it with methane gas, which would require building a new, 122-mile pipeline across eight Tennessee counties! TVA plans to build more new gas infrastructure this decade than any other electric utility, including private companies.

Kingston-area residents have already endured decades of pollution from over 70 years of burning coal — and the devastating 2008 Kingston Coal Ash Spill.

While the current Kingston plant directly employs about 200 workers, the vast majority of gas plant and pipeline jobs are temporary. If you live in Trousdale, Smith, Jackson, Putnam, Overton, Fentress, Morgan, or Roane counties, you may have been contacted by Enbridge about their proposed pipeline.

Pipelines can cause permanent property loss and damage for landowners who may be forced to sell easements to a private company. Gas pipelines and plants can harm public health by releasing pollutants that contaminate air and water, and can lead to illness and explosions.