Press Mention Chattanooga Times Free Press August 8, 2023
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After leading the industry in cutting carbon, TVA slows decarbonization, building more gas plants
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The Tennessee Valley Authority, despite leading the South in carbon reduction since 2015, is slowing its decarbonization efforts by planning the largest natural gas generation additions of any U.S. utility. According to SACE's fifth annual decarbonization review, TVA's reliance on natural gas will prevent it from meeting its 2050 carbon-free target and falling far short of President Biden's 2035 zero-carbon electricity goal. The utility's projected growth in power demand and new gas plants will limit future decarbonization despite its industry-leading 60% carbon output reduction from 2010 to 2021.
TVA has the largest planned addition of new natural gas generation of any U.S. utility
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After leading the industry in cutting carbon, TVA slows decarbonization, building more gas plants
August 9, 2023
by
Dave Flessner
The Tennessee Valley Authority has led the South in carbon reduction since 2015, but a new study suggests the utility's growing reliance on natural gas to produce more electricity will prevent TVA from achieving its carbon-free target by 2050 and is far behind President Biden's goal of moving the electricity industry to zero-carbon emissions by 2035.
In its fifth annual review of decarbonization programs by utilities in the South, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy said TVA has the largest planned addition of new natural gas generation of any U.S. utility. The new gas plants and projected growth in power demand in the Tennessee Valley are projected to limit future decarbonization after the utility's industry-leading 60% drop in carbon output from 2010 to 2021.