, ðə tˌɛnəsˈiː vˈæli ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tˌiːvˌiːˈeɪ bɪɡˈæn kənstɹˈʌkʃən əvə kˈoʊl plˈænt ɔnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈaɪt ʌvðə tˈaʊn ʌv pˈæɹədˌaɪs, wɪððə fˈɜːst jˈuːnɪt ʌv ðæt plˈænt bˌiːɪŋ ˈæktᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began construction of a coal plant on the original site of the town of Paradise, with the first unit of that plant being activated in May 1963.