Press Mention Chattanooga Times Free Press May 12, 2025
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Natural gas eclipses nuclear as TVA outages persist
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The Tennessee Valley Authority generated more electricity from natural gas plants than nuclear plants in the past quarter due to ongoing unplanned outages at its nuclear facilities. An unplanned generator failure at Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant in summer 2024 has contributed to reduced nuclear capacity at the start of TVA's 2025 fiscal year. The article examines TVA's shifting generation portfolio as nuclear reliability challenges persist.
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Natural gas eclipses nuclear as TVA outages persist
The federal utility usually relies on atomic plants, which are having a bad performance year
May 13, 2025
by
Daniel Dassow
The Tennessee Valley Authority generated more electricity from its natural gas plants than its nuclear plants over the past quarter as unplanned outages at its nuclear plants persisted.