Press Mention Hellbender Press May 6, 2021
SACE Quoted
Clean air activists praise TVA's coal decision; warn it's not enough to meet climate goals
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SACE praised TVA's decision to retire five remaining coal plants by 2050 but criticized the utility's decarbonization timeline as insufficient to meet Biden Administration goals of a carbon-free grid by 2035. Executive Director Stephen Smith called on TVA to accelerate its decarbonization efforts and reach carbon-free status by 2030, warning that TVA's plans to build new fossil gas capacity undermine its climate commitments.
As an extension of the Administration, TVA executive staff and board leadership should embrace policies and goals in line with the Biden Administration to achieve a low-cost, highly reliable, carbon-free electricity grid by 2035.
Stephen A. Smith
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