Finley goes with Green Power
“I think you'll see a strong response in Chattanooga. The Finley Stadium solar project creates visibility, education and advertising for the Green Power program along with the energy it generates.”
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“I think you'll see a strong response in Chattanooga. The Finley Stadium solar project creates visibility, education and advertising for the Green Power program along with the energy it generates.”
TVA's new chairman Glenn McCullough outlined goals to reduce the utility's $25.5 billion debt while maintaining low rates and exploring options to restart idle nuclear reactors. The article discusses TVA's consideration of restarting Browns Ferry Unit…
“This sounds like some sort of elaborate scheme to give people the impression that (TVAs) not spending any money but getting back into the nuclear construction business. It should be of great concern to everybody in the Tennessee Valley.”
“We certainly respect Mr. McCullough and have appreciated his listening to our views. But we are troubled by his support for the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, which is hiring Republican operatives like (former Republican National Committee Chairman) Haley Barbour and (former National Committee Chairman) Mark Racicot to fight EPA's efforts to enforce the U.S. Senate's clean air laws.”
“He's clearly the one who's running parallel with Bush”
“Our goal was to knock down the myth that wind doesn't blow in the South. Overcoming that myth is one of biggest challenges.”
“We hope and expect this program will begin to create a market for even more renewable source generation and thereby help drive down its costs”
“This is a very sad commentary on TVA's commitment to clean air. Hiring a fat cat D.C. lobbyist to undermine the enforcement of the Clean Air Act is a significant step in the wrong direction.”
An op-ed criticizing the Bush administration's energy policy as favoring fossil fuel extraction and power plant construction over conservation and efficiency. The piece cites TVA's energy efficiency programs and references SACE's involvement in clean air initiatives…
“It's a classic. You got somebody who's a TVA board member who leaves to go to work for someone who for all practical purposes is a competitor. I think everybody in the valley should be a little concerned about it. ... I just think folks need to come out on the record and say exactly what they're doing. What they may be doing may be completely admirable.”
“We think it's unfortunate that the administration may unilaterally dismiss bringing these old plants under new standards. It's bad for public health, and it's bad for air quality.”
“We've been very pleased with TVA's response to dealing with its nitrogen oxide pollution”
“No one state can fix the problem by themselves; no one utility can fix the problem by themselves”
“It makes no sense to make these sites on the Tennessee River where we get our drinking water the nuclear dumps of our region”
“The issue is complicated, and it's a real challenge because while there are advantages of these clean coal technologies, it's difficult to think about a type of coal refinery right next to a nuclear plant”