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170 mentions for outlet: Chattanooga Times Free Press
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A new study cited by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy projects that utility-scale solar generation will more than double across the Southeast by 2024 compared to 2020 levels. However, solar adoption varies widely by state…
The Tennessee Valley Authority is pursuing small modular reactor technology at Oak Ridge as part of its strategy to decarbonize its power generation portfolio and replace aging coal-fired plants. TVA has obtained an early site permit…
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released a study arguing that TVA could achieve 100% clean energy generation by 2030 through major expansions of solar, wind, and energy storage, plus customer-side energy efficiency and distributed solar/wind.…
“TVA's unregulated monopoly has enabled the corporation to prioritize large business and industrial customers over the families and small businesses across the Tennessee Valley and slow-walk a transition to efficient low-cost clean energy. TVA continues to run some of the oldest coal power plants in the country while generating far less solar than other utilities in the Southeast.”
“TVA last year cut the price it pays customers who generate solar power below the retail rate "which absolutely killed the market in Tennessee."”
Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy protested outside a TVA board meeting in Knoxville, demanding greater public input into TVA's energy decisions. Critics argue that TVA has locked the public out of direct…
Chickamauga Electric has signed a new long-term agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority requiring a 20-year notice period before the local power company can switch to another wholesale supplier. The agreement locks in Chickamauga Electric's relationship…
“This historic decision sets up MLGW to provide more value to customers in Memphis and be a national leader on clean energy. By seeking bids on alternative power supplies, the people of Memphis and Shelby County will lock in lower cost and cleaner more efficient energy-giving Memphis more control of its own future. This also serves as a significant "shot across the bow" to TVA that MLGW is setting the stage to break loose from TVA's dictatorial long term contract arrangements.”
TVA reports it has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 60% since 2005 and is on pace to achieve a 70% reduction by 2030, outpacing most national utilities. The article highlights TVA's shift toward nuclear, hydro, and…
TVA President Jeff Lyash announced a package of initiatives worth up to $535 million over 20 years to persuade Memphis Light Gas & Water to remain a TVA customer, including a $10 million/year community revitalization program…
TVA released an analysis disputing claims that Memphis Light Gas & Water could reduce costs by leaving TVA and building its own solar and gas-fired generation. TVA President Jeff Lyash argued that a draft integrated resource…
The Tennessee Valley Authority approved new principles allowing its 154 municipal and cooperative distributors to generate or purchase up to 5% of their power from sources other than TVA, marking a significant shift in the utility's…
“As solar generation gets cheaper and the cost of other forms of power production go up, distributed energy could dramatically change the traditional utility model for electricity delivery”
“This is not a time for political and parochial deals”
“We believe that TVA should and will ultimately close many more of its coal units. There are huge environmental and health benefits that come from shutting down these units, but there are also economic benefits of letting those units go rather than spending so much on pollution controls and staffing to keep these old and inefficient plants going”
