Fossil Plant March 25, 2019 Nathan Armes My pap-paw Pete’s truck sits under Interstate-40 where the four-lane crosses the Clinch River in Roane County, Tennessee. The smokestacks of the Kingston Fossil Plant, managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the town of Kingston, TN have dominated the small town's skyline since the 1950s.The plant burns about 14,000 tons of coal a day. Roane County, TN.