TVA Draft IRP - Exceedingly Broad Planning is Meaningless
TVA's draft does not present a single strategy or plan for TVA to prioritize moving forward. Instead it presents 30 potential paths forward based on 6 scenarios and 5 strategies.
TVA Raises Rates without Public Scrutiny to continue Fossil Fuel Bonanza
At its Board meeting on August 24, 2024, TVA requested and the Board approved a 5.25% increase to rates, which increases TVA’s expected revenues by nearly $500 million in Fiscal Year 2025.…
Duke’s Carbon Plan: Part 1 -- Too Risky, According to Experts
Advocates outline risks of North Carolina Utilities Commission approval of Duke’s rigid, outdated resource plan proposal.
FERC Puts the "Planning" in Regional Transmission Planning in the Southeast
Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a rule through Order 1920 that will bring regional transmission planning into the modern era. This rule is a particularly big deal for the…
Historic Federal Rules Will Curb Dangerous Power Plant Pollution
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Biden’s leadership released an important set of pollution limitations for power plants that will improve people’s health and help preserve a stable climate. Specifically,…
Biden's Hand-picked Regulators Okay Most Anti-Climate Utility Plan in Country
The federally-owned electric utility TVA has taken a key step toward a huge expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure over the next few years.
EPA to TVA: Review is Inadequate, More Transparency Needed
EPA states that TVA's environmental review of replacing the Kingston coal plant with new fossil gas pipeline and power plants is inadequate, and a supplemental review with more transparency is needed.
Call "Natural" Gas what it is: a Fossil Fuel
The Term "Natural Gas" is a Misnomer "Natural gas is a fossil fuel energy source." This is the first line of the U.S. Energy Information Administration's page defining "natural" gas. The fuel…
TVA: NEPA is Not a Stand-in for Public Input in an IRP
While TVA's IRP is not exempt from NEPA review, TVA can and should have a separate public, accessible, and transparent process for its IRPs.
TVA, Our Nation's Largest "Public" Utility Has The Least Public Planning Process
TVA's Board of Directors refused to hold a public hearing on TVA's 2024 draft IRP, so we held our own.