The Tennessee Valley Authority finalized its plans to close the Kingston Steam Coal Fired Plant by 2027. Crews will replace its coal generators with a natural gas plant, some solar panels, and battery storage.

The recommendation came in a final environmental impact statement issued on February 16 after TVA fielded more than 600 comments during a public review process last year.

Officials say it would cost $2.2 million to prepare the aging coal-fired plant for its long-awaited retirement.

TVA is retiring The Bull Run Fossil Plant in Anderson County, scheduled to close next year.

TVA plans to retire its four remaining coal plants — Cumberland, Gallatin, Kingston, and Shawnee — by 2035 and wants to reach net-zero carbon emissions across its system by 2050.